National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

 The first frost, and in some cases freezing temperatures in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas occurred on Sunday morning, October 3. The coldest temperatures settled at locations where the wind became calm or nearly calm for a time overnight. The frosty weather was expected, both in terms of the near-term forecast and climatologically. Roughly speaking for the entire region, the 1st week of October is the climatological average for our first foray into freezing or near freezing temperatures.  More specific climatological information is included later in this article.

Morning low temperatures in the area ranged from the upper 20s to middle 30s. Here is a list of morning low temperatures at various sites in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas as of 7:00 am Sunday, October 3. Sites that reached 32 or below are in darker blue.

You can check out a statewide map of freezing temperatures of Kansas and Nebraska by clicking on the images below. The map is updated daily and provided by the Midwest Regional Climate Center on their Midwest Climate Watch website.

Kansas                                                Nebraska

Climatological Frost/Freeze Information

With the onset of Fall, the growing season eventually comes to an end with a return to cooler weather and the occurrence of frost, and freezing temperatures. 

Here are the definitions of frost, freeze, and hard freeze: