Observed 10:50 PM CDT at KTQE

Decatur, NE weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north. 711–8 mph13 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 29Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 69°21° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Rain tomorrow night 1–7 AM (40%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)

TonightNear 53°12° · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (40%)
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Rain 6–7 AM (40%)
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 59°15° by 10 PM · rain chance 40% · 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 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	90%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	67%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	69%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	75%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	77%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	70%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	64%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	63%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	74%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	74%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	74%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	52°11°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	90%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	56°13°	40%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	81%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	40%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	80%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 49°9° to 64°18°)	62°17°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	80%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 51°11° to 67°19°)	65°18°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	80%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 54°12° to 70°21°)	67°19°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	80%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 55°13° to 72°22°)	68°20°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	53%	97%	3
Mon 4p	Drizzle	69°21° (likely 55°13° to 72°22°)	69°21°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	97%	2
Mon 5p	Drizzle	68°20° (likely 56°13° to 71°22°)	68°20°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	92%	1
Mon 6p	Showers	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 70°21°)	66°19°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	87%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°)	64°18°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 8p	Showers	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	62°17°	30%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	92%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 72°22°)	61°16°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	70%	93%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 72°22°)	59°15°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	89%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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 73. East wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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 74. South southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–60°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  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
57°14°–76°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–55°13°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
38% chance of rain, high 69°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Missouri River at Decatur

0.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 19.1 ft
Flow: 26,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Blackbird Creek near Macy

8.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

South Blackbird Creek near Macy

8.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Blackbird Creek at Macy

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.1 ft

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:47 PM; Morning 7:30–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:58 PM; Morning 7:19–7:30 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Decatur.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Decatur, NE weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Missouri River at Decatur

Blackbird Creek near Macy

South Blackbird Creek near Macy

North Blackbird Creek at Macy

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon