Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KFNB

Pawnee City, NE weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–14 mph23 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	36%	10%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	12%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	33%	25%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	35%	58%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	35%	80%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	83%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	62%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	48%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	72%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	69%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	37%	33%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	34%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	35%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	76%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	72%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	65%	60%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	55%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	55%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 14 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 77°25°).
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  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 77. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°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
54°12°–72°22°
Low, likely
36°2°–66°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 55°.
Rest of week
Highs 59–79°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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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

North Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Turkey Creek (KS) near Seneca

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Blue River near Barneston

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 551 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 113

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Table Rock 4n · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1931–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
+3°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24

Pawnee City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:48 PM; Morning 7:28–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:17–7:28 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Pawnee City, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

North Fork Big Nemaha River at Humboldt

Turkey Creek (KS) near Seneca

Big Blue River near Barneston

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon