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Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KBIE

Crab Orchard, NE weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Today: low 61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°), high 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°).

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind
8 mph13 km/h
From the south-southeast. Gusts to 26 mph41 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+0.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (62°17° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10–11 AM
  • Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
  • High 77°25° today at 2 PM
  • Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
  1. TonightNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
  2. This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
  3. This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy
  4. TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
  7. Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 2 AM · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 3aClear63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)63°17°5%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h56%36%0
Sat 4aPartly cloudy62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)62°17°5%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h56%39%0
Sat 5aPartly cloudy61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)61°16°5%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h57%72%0
Sat 6aCloudy61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)61°16°5%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h55%75%0
Sat 7aPartly cloudy61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)61°16°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h55%28%0
Sat 8aPartly sunny61°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)61°16°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h55%56%0
Sat 9aPartly sunny62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)62°17°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h59%60%0
Sat 10aCloudy66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)66°19°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h55%64%1
Sat 11aPartly sunny71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)71°22°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h48%35%3
Sat 12pSunny73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h44%9%4
Sat 1pSunny75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)75°24°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h43%15%4
Sat 2pMostly sunny77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)77°25°0%9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h40%25%4
Sat 3pPartly sunny77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)77°25°0%8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h41%70%4
Sat 4pCloudy77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)77°25°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h41%74%3
Sat 5pCloudy77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)77°25°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h44%76%2
Sat 6pCloudy73°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)73°23°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h51%77%1
Sat 7pCloudy68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)68°20°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h56%77%0
Sat 8pCloudy65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)65°18°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h60%79%0
Sat 9pCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h64%82%0
Sat 10pCloudy61°16° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h66%81%0
Sat 11pCloudy61°16° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h68%81%0
Sun 12aCloudy59°15° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)59°15°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h73%83%0
Sun 1aCloudy58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)58°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h73%84%0
Sun 2aCloudy57°14° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)57°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h75%88%0
Sun 3aCloudy56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)56°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h75%89%0
Sun 4aCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)55°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h78%86%0
Sun 5aCloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)55°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h78%80%0
Sun 6aMostly cloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)55°13°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h78%61%0
Sun 7aMostly cloudy54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)54°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h79%35%0
Sun 8aSunny54°12° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)54°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h80%39%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny57°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)57°14°0%2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h77%70%0
Sun 10aCloudy61°16° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)61°16°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h72%61%1
Sun 11aSunny67°19° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)67°19°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h59%32%3
Sun 12pCloudy70°21° (likely 63°17° to 75°24°)70°21°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h55%66%3
Sun 1pCloudy73°23° (likely 66°19° to 77°25°)73°23°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h49%67%3
Sun 2pMostly cloudy75°24° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°)75°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h45%51%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny76°24° (likely 70°21° to 79°26°)76°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h43%57%4
Sun 4pSunny76°24° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)76°24°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h43%37%3
Sun 5pCloudy75°24° (likely 70°21° to 78°26°)75°24°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h46%77%2
Sun 6pCloudy73°23° (likely 67°19° to 77°25°)73°23°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h49%89%1
Sun 7pCloudy68°20° (likely 64°18° to 72°22°)68°20°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h57%94%0
Sun 8pCloudy64°18° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)64°18°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h65%97%0
Sun 9pCloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)63°17°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h67%97%0
Sun 10pCloudy63°17° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)63°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h65%96%0
Sun 11pCloudy62°17° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)62°17°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h67%93%0
Mon 12aCloudy61°16° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)61°16°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h70%94%0
Mon 1aCloudy60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)60°16°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h72%91%0
Mon 2aCloudy59°15° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)59°15°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h75%74%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 77°25°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    77°25°–80°27°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–62°17°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 76°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    71°22°–79°26°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–56°13°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 73°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 7 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    71°22°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–60°16°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    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 69. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    68°20°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    55°13°–61°16°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 75°24°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 69°20°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    71°22°–78°26°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–62°17°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 74°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 68°20°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    71°22°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–63°17°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 75°24°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 70°21°

      30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    68°20°–80°27°
    Low, likely
    59°15°–67°19°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      40% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      40% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 67°20°

      40% 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°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    59°15°–67°19°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 57°14°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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°–78°26°
    Low, likely
    50°10°–57°14°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 50°10°

      20% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 48°9°

      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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    58°14°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–50°10°
    Wind
    23 mph37 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 78°, low 61°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 76°, low 56°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 59–72°; chance of precipitation on 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

Big Blue River at Beatrice

18 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.2 ft
Flow
413 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Wagon Train Lake

22 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1277 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Blue River near Barneston

22 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.4 ft
Flow
557 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Stagecoach Lake

22 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1271 ft
Flow
under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:32 PM.

Daylight
10 h 46 min
Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour
5:54–6:49 PM
Morning 7:29–8:24 AM
Blue hour
6:49–7:00 PM
Morning 7:18–7:29 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 50% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Crab Orchard. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.