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Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KGRI

Palmer, NE weather

Mostly cloudy and 55°13°, jacket by 7 PM.

Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°), high 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°).

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Mostly cloudy

Wind
16 mph26 km/h
From the north-northeast. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 11 PM
Dew point
45°7°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality
20Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure
30.27 inHg1025 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for
  • Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
  • Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by 1 PM
  • Rain tomorrow night from 7 PM (80%, 1.7 in43 mm)
  1. This afternoonNear 60°16° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 5 PM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–6 AM (70%)
  6. Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%)
  7. Monday afternoonNear 63°17° · Rain all afternoon (80%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 3pCloudy60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)60°16°10%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h58%100%1
Sat 4pCloudy59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)59°15°10%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h60%97%1
Sat 5pCloudy59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)59°15°10%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h60%100%0
Sat 6pCloudy56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)56°13°5%10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h66%98%0
Sat 7pCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)54°12°5%10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h69%80%0
Sat 8pCloudy51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)51°11°5%10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h77%79%0
Sat 9pCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)45°7°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h83%79%0
Sat 10pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)46°8°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h83%80%0
Sat 11pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)46°8°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h83%80%0
Sun 12aCloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)45°7°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h89%81%0
Sun 1aCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)46°8°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h86%81%0
Sun 2aCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)46°8°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h89%77%0
Sun 3aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)46°8°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h93%73%0
Sun 4aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h93%70%0
Sun 5aMostly cloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)44°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h96%76%0
Sun 6aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)44°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h100%76%0
Sun 7aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)43°6°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h96%85%0
Sun 8aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)44°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h96%92%0
Sun 9aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h96%84%0
Sun 10aCloudy52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h86%80%1
Sun 11aCloudy56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)56°13°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h80%74%2
Sun 12pCloudy59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)59°15°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h75%69%3
Sun 1pMostly cloudy62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)62°17°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h67%53%4
Sun 2pMostly cloudy64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)64°18°10%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h65%50%4
Sun 3pPartly sunny66°19° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)66°19°20%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h61%81%4
Sun 4pCloudy66°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)66°19°20%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h63%93%3
Sun 5pCloudy67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)67°19°30%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h63%91%0
Sun 6pCloudy66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)66°19°40%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h65%98%0
Sun 7pCloudy63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)63°17°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h70%100%0
Sun 8pDrizzle61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)61°16°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h78%100%0
Sun 9pDrizzle57°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)57°14°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h90%100%0
Sun 10pCloudy56°13° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)56°13°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h93%100%0
Sun 11pRain55°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)55°13°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h96%100%0
Mon 12aCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)55°13°70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h96%100%0
Mon 1aCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)55°13°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h96%100%0
Mon 2aRain55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)55°13°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h96%100%0
Mon 3aCloudy54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)54°12°60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h96%100%0
Mon 4aDrizzle54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)54°12°60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h96%100%0
Mon 5aShowers52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)52°11°60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 6aRain52°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)52°11°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Mon 7aShowers51°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)51°11°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%99%0
Mon 8aDrizzle51°11° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)51°11°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h100%99%0
Mon 9aShowers54°12° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)54°12°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h96%100%0
Mon 10aCloudy56°13° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)56°13°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h96%100%1
Mon 11aCloudy58°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)58°14°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h93%97%1
Mon 12pCloudy61°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)61°16°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h84%84%0
Mon 1pShowers63°17° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)63°17°80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h78%87%1
Mon 2pShowers64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)64°18°80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h75%92%1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 67°19°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 61°16°

      60% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 52°11°

      70% chance · 0.75 in19 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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

    High, likely
    61°16°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 51°11°

      70% chance · 0.44 in11 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 64°18°

      80% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      60% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      30% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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

    High, likely
    61°16°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 55°13°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

    Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    65°18°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 53°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 53°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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

    High, likely
    65°18°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 70°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 62°17°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

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

    High, likely
    67°19°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 63°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 72°22°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 67°19°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

    High, likely
    68°20°–77°25°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 62°17°

      40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 52°11°

      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.

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

    High, likely
    61°16°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 51°11°

      20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 49°10°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 45°7°

      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
    52°11°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–61°16°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 56 mph91 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 46°8°

      30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm

    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
    53°12°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 57 mph92 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 66°, low 44°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 67°, low 50°.

  3. Monday

    84% chance of rain, high 66°, low 41°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 58–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Middle Loup River near St. Paul

9.8 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.9 ft
Flow
1,330 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Loup River near St. Paul

10 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.9 ft
Flow
1,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Warm Slough near Central City

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Turkey Creek (trib. to Middle Loup) near Dannebrog

16 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.6 ft
Flow
14 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
7
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Central City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1878–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Forecast high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Record high
85°29° in 1952
Record low
21°−6° in 1955

Last 7 days vs normal

  1. —SunOct 18
  2. —MonOct 19
  3. —TueOct 20
  4. —WedOct 21
  5. —ThuOct 22
  6. —FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Palmer weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 6:38 PM.

Daylight
10 h 44 min
Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour
6:00–6:56 PM
Morning 7:37–8:33 AM
Blue hour
6:56–7:06 PM
Morning 7:26–7:37 AM; first light 7:26 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:10 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Palmer. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.