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Observed 9:35 AM MDT at KIEN

Merriman, NE weather

Overcast and 39°4°, rain ~11 PM–8 AM (98%).

Today: low 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°), high 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°).

Forecasts differ

Now 39°4°

Cloudy · Feels like 33°0°

Feels like
32°0°
Wind chill from 10 mph17 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/hgusts 18 mph30 km/h
From the north. Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point
30°−1°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV index
0Low
Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.38 inHg1029 hPa
Rising · +0.09 inHg+3.1 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

23°13° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 40°4° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 11 PM
  • Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h until noon
  • High 51°11° today at 2 PM
  • Rain tonight from 11 PM (100%, 3.6 in92 mm)
  • Below freezing tomorrow night 5–7 AM (low 32°0°)
  1. This morningNear 44°7° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Mostly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 51°11° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Rain 11 PM–6 AM (80%)
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 43°6° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · Rain all night (100%) · freezing, low 32°0°
  7. Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 8 AM · Rain all morning (90%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 9aCloudy42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)32°0°0%25 mph40 km/h from NNW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h70%84%0
Sat 10aCloudy44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)35°2°0%25 mph40 km/h from NNW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h65%85%0
Sat 11aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)37°3°0%20 mph32 km/h from NNW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h58%83%1
Sat 12pCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)40°4°0%20 mph32 km/h from NNW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h51%88%2
Sat 1pCloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)44°7°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h44%82%3
Sat 2pCloudy51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)51°11°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h39%76%3
Sat 3pCloudy51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)51°11°0%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h36%81%2
Sat 4pPartly sunny51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)51°11°5%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h33%75%1
Sat 5pCloudy50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)46°8°5%10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h34%68%1
Sat 6pCloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)42°6°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h40%68%0
Sat 7pCloudy42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)39°4°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h46%72%0
Sat 8pClear41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)39°4°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h50%40%0
Sat 9pCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)38°3°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h52%74%0
Sat 10pClear39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)39°4°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h57%38%0
Sat 11pShowers38°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)38°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h62%54%0
Sun 12aCloudy39°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)37°3°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h62%91%0
Sun 1aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)36°2°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h67%100%0
Sun 2aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)36°2°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h73%100%0
Sun 3aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)34°1°60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h76%100%0
Sun 4aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)34°1°70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h79%100%0
Sun 5aCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)31°−1°80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h92%100%0
Sun 6aDrizzle35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)29°−2°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h100%100%0
Sun 7aDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)28°−2°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h96%100%0
Sun 8aDrizzle35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)28°−2°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9aDrizzle41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)36°2°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h93%100%0
Sun 10aDrizzle41°5° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)35°2°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h96%100%0
Sun 11aDrizzle42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)36°2°90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%100%0
Sun 12pCloudy42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)36°2°90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h96%100%1
Sun 1pCloudy44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)38°3°90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h96%100%0
Sun 2pShowers45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)39°4°90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h93%100%0
Sun 3pShowers44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)38°3°90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h93%100%0
Sun 4pShowers45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)39°4°90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h86%100%0
Sun 5pShowers43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)36°2°90%, 0.09 in2.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h96%100%0
Sun 6pShowers40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)33°1°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h100%100%0
Sun 7pShowers39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)32°0°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0
Sun 8pShowers38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)31°−1°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9pShowers37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)30°−1°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0
Sun 10pDrizzle36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)29°−2°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0
Sun 11pShowers36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)29°−2°100%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h100%100%0
Mon 12aShowers35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)28°−2°100%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0
Mon 1aDrizzle35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)28°−2°100%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Mon 2aShowers34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)26°−3°100%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 3aDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)26°−3°100%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Mon 4aShowers33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)25°−4°100%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Mon 5aRain32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)23°−5°100%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h100%100%0
Mon 6aShowers32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)23°−5°90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Mon 7aDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)26°−3°90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h100%100%0
Mon 8aShowers36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)28°−2°90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 41°5°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      80% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. North wind 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Tonight: Rain showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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

    High, likely
    51°11°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–42°6°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 35°2°

      90% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 45°7°

      90% chance · 0.54 in14 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 38°3°

      100% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 32°0°

      100% chance · 1.6 in41 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    42°6°–45°7°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–39°4°
    Wind
    12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 36°2°

      100% chance · 1 in26 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 38°4°

      100% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 36°2°

      50% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    38°3°–43°6°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–35°2°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 63°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 51°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 37°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    61°16°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–37°3°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 40°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 49°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 42°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    62°17°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–42°6°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 53°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

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

    High, likely
    62°17°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–46°8°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Fog, 55°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

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

    High, likely
    58°14°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–49°9°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 63°17°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 53°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    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
    47°8°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–53°12°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 44°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 37°3°

      Dry

    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
    45°7°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–48°9°
    Wind
    28 mph44 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 41°5°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 48°9°

      Dry

    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
    48°9°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–44°7°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 51°, low 34°.

  2. Tomorrow

    93% chance of rain, high 45°, low 32°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    94% chance of rain, high 43°, low 30°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 51–63°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LBF) (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

Little White River near Martin

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.9 ft
Flow
7 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Creek (SD) below Refuge near Tuthill

18 mi
Level
2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:49 PM.

Daylight
10 h 39 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour
5:10–6:07 PM
Morning 6:53–7:50 AM
Blue hour
6:07–6:18 PM
Morning 6:42–6:53 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:26 AM · rises 4:49 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Merriman. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.