Union Creek at Madison
10 mi- Level
- 7.5 ft
- Flow
- 16 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 11:56 AM CDT at KOLU
Humphrey, NE weather
Overcast and 65°18°, jacket by 6 PM.
Today: low 45°7°, high 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°).
Now 65°18°
Cloudy
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h
- From the north-northwest. 1016–17 mph27 km/h through 12 AM
- Dew point
- 52°11°
- Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 4 PM
- UV index
- 2Low
- Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3
Next 48 hours
5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 65°18° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonDown to 59°15° by 4 PM · rain chance 10%
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 10%
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 4 PM
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–6 AM (70%)
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from NNW | 56% | — | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 17 mph27 km/h from N | 59% | — | 1 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 17 mph27 km/h from N | 52% | — | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 16 mph26 km/h from N | 57% | — | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from N | 54% | — | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from N | 54% | — | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from N | 58% | — | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from N | 62% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5% | 13 mph21 km/h from N | 67% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from N | 69% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from N | 71% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 77% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 79% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE | 82% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 85% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 84% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 87% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE | 92% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE | 91% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE | 91% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE | 95% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE | 90% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE | 82% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE | 74% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Mostly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE | 70% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE | 64% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE | 63% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE | 60% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE | 59% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE | 59% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 58% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Showers | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NE | 63% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from NE | 69% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 75% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 80% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 79% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 81% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from NE | 84% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE | 86% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE | 88% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE | 89% | — | — |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE | 93% | — | — |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE | 93% | — | — |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE | 93% | — | — |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from E | 89% | — | — |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E | 86% | — | — |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E | 80% | — | — |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from E | 74% | — | — |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Dry. One forecast only.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly cloudy, 46°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 45°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 57°14°50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 49°9°70% chance · 1 in25 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 62°17°–63°17°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–48°9°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 80% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 50°10°70% chance · 0.49 in12 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 62°17°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–46°8°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 7 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 63°17°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–48°9°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–50°10°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–51°11°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–60°16°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 67°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
75% chance of rain, high 62°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 63–66°.
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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
Below flood stage
Shell Creek near Columbus
15 mi- Level
- 10.1 ft
- Flow
- 4 cfs
Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Loup River at Columbus
20 mi- Level
- 3.1 ft
- Flow
- 485 cfs
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Loup River Power Canal near Columbus
21 mi- Level
- 11.3 ft
- Flow
- 3,040 cfs
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:34 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 42 min
- Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:56–6:52 PM
- Morning 7:35–8:31 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:52–7:03 PM
- Morning 7:24–7:35 AM; first light 7:24 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:33 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
