Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KJYR

Fairmont, NE weather

Clear and 63°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 21 mph33 km/h; From the south. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 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 (61°16° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 1 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (50%, 0.19 in4.8 mm)

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 71°22° · Cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	62%	51%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	22%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	13%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	50%	14%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	48%	62%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	48%	74%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	93%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	73°23°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	93%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	49%	99%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	49%	97%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	81%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	47%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	53%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	87%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	66%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	71°22°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	83%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	92%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	70°21°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 70°21°)	67°19°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	62°17°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	60°16°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	94%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	57°14°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	98%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–61°16°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–67°19°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–61°16°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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
56°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 54 mph86 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 54°.
Monday
55% chance of rain, high 67°, low 49°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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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

West Fork Big Blue River near Grafton

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Big Blue River near Dorchester

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 108 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:54 PM; Morning 7:34–8:29 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:04 PM; Morning 7:23–7:34 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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