Observed 3:00 PM CDT at KOLU

Octavia, NE weather

Overcast and 57°14°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northwest. 610–14 mph23 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

19°11° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (60%, 0.44 in11 mm)

This afternoonNear 66°19° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (60%)
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
Monday afternoonNear 67°19° · Rain all afternoon (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 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	56%	75%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	76%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	77%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	78%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	75%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	67%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	56%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	69%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	55%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	55%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	30%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	56°13°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	56°13°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	55°13°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	54°12°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	54°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	53°12°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°)	55°13°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	59°15°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	89%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 51°11° to 63°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	89%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	96%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	67°19°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	99%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	88%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. North wind 13 to 16 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North northeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 8 mph. 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
45°7°–53°12°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. 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 46. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 63°17°
  Dry
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 73. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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 wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% 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
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  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
52°11°–71°22°
Low, likely
37°3°–60°16°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 53°.
Monday
50% chance of rain, high 70°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 58–74°; chance of precipitation on 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

Platte River near Schuyler

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Loup River Power Canal near Columbus

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.7 ft
Flow: 1,360 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River at North Bend

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 3,340 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Loup River at Columbus

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 480 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:55–6:51 PM; Morning 7:33–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:02 PM; Morning 7:22–7:33 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Octavia. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 11 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Octavia, NE weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Platte River near Schuyler

Loup River Power Canal near Columbus

Platte River at North Bend

Loup River at Columbus

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon