Observed 2:35 AM CDT at KBIE

Cortland, NE weather

Clear and 62°17°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 62°17°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 24 mph39 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.12 inHg1020 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (62°17° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 77°25° today at 2 PM

TonightNear 64°18° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 2 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	26%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	64%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	54%	71%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	54%	74%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	36%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	68%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	53%	63%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	46%	11%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	42%	11%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	41%	18%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	42%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	73%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	77%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	78%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	78%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	86%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	89%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	73%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	79%	65%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	32%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	67%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	71%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	72%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	61%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	63%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	77%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	89%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	95%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	63°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	61°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	89%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	94%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 70°21°).
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 62°17°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 57°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–71°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OAX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Stagecoach Lake

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1271 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Olive Creek Lake

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1330 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Wagon Train Lake

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1277 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek at Roca

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:25 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 115

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 AM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Crete 4ese · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cortland weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:50 PM; Morning 7:30–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:01 PM; Morning 7:19–7:30 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Cortland. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cortland, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Stagecoach Lake

Olive Creek Lake

Wagon Train Lake

Salt Creek at Roca

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon