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Observed 11:15 AM MDT at KIBM

Potter, NE weather

Windy and 44°6°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°), high 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°).

Forecasts agree

Now 44°6°

Windy · Feels like 34°1°

Feels like
34°1°
Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 44°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h
From the north. Easing to 10 mph16 km/h by 4 PM
Dew point
30°−1°
Dry, static shocks likely
UV index
2Low
Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 3

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

32°18° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 44°6° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 6 PM
  • Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h until noon
  • Rain tonight 6 PM–2 AM (40%, 0.32 in8.1 mm)
  • Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
  • Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (80%, 2.1 in53 mm)
  1. This afternoonUp to 52°11° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Mostly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Rain 6 PM–2 AM (40%)
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonNear 47°8° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (80%)
  6. Monday morningUp to 42°6° by 10 AM · Rain all morning (70%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 11aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)38°3°0%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph44 km/h55%88%2
Sat 12pCloudy49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)43°6°5%20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph36 km/h50%81%2
Sat 1pCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)44°7°5%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h50%80%2
Sat 2pCloudy51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)51°11°5%15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h46%75%3
Sat 3pCloudy51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)51°11°10%15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h46%78%2
Sat 4pCloudy52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)52°11°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h43%79%1
Sat 5pCloudy51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)51°11°10%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h41%80%0
Sat 6pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)46°8°20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h44%81%0
Sat 7pCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)42°6°30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h51%97%0
Sat 8pCloudy43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)39°4°30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h57%100%0
Sat 9pCloudy42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)38°3°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h60%100%0
Sat 10pCloudy41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)36°2°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h65%100%0
Sat 11pCloudy39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)33°1°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h70%100%0
Sun 12aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)32°0°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h82%99%0
Sun 1aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)32°0°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h85%98%0
Sun 2aCloudy37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)31°−1°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h92%99%0
Sun 3aCloudy37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)31°−1°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h96%100%0
Sun 4aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)28°−2°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h100%100%0
Sun 5aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)28°−2°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h100%99%0
Sun 6aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)28°−2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h100%98%0
Sun 7aCloudy33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)26°−3°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h100%99%0
Sun 8aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)28°−2°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9aCloudy39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)33°1°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h100%100%0
Sun 10aCloudy42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)36°2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h100%100%0
Sun 11aCloudy44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)39°4°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h89%100%1
Sun 12pCloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)41°5°10%10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h83%100%1
Sun 1pCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)43°6°10%10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h83%100%1
Sun 2pCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)44°7°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h80%100%1
Sun 3pCloudy49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)45°7°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h80%100%1
Sun 4pCloudy49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)45°7°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h83%100%1
Sun 5pShowers48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)44°7°30%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h86%100%0
Sun 6pCloudy47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)43°6°40%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h89%100%0
Sun 7pShowers46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)41°5°40%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h93%100%0
Sun 8pShowers44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)39°4°60%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h100%100%0
Sun 9pDrizzle43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)38°3°60%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Sun 10pDrizzle42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)36°2°80%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Sun 11pDrizzle42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)36°2°80%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h100%100%0
Mon 12aDrizzle41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)35°2°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h100%100%0
Mon 1aShowers40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)34°1°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 2aShowers39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)33°1°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Mon 3aShowers37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)31°−1°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h100%100%0
Mon 4aShowers36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)30°−1°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h100%100%0
Mon 5aDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)27°−3°70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Mon 6aDrizzle34°1° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)27°−3°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 7aShowers35°2° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)28°−2°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h100%100%0
Mon 8aShowers38°3° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)32°0°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 9aShowers40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)34°1°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h100%100%0
Mon 10aDrizzle42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)36°2°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h100%99%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 33°1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 3am. Cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    52°11°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    23 mph37 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 60°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 49°9°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 44°7°

      80% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 34°1°

      70% chance · 1.1 in27 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 49. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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

    High, likely
    46°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–42°6°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 32°0°
    Wind
    12 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 50°10°, low 30°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 38°3°

      70% chance · 0.76 in19 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

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

    High, likely
    46°8°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 59°15° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 42°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 49°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    61°16°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 33°1°. Typical 58°14° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 51°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 42°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

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

    High, likely
    62°17°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 36°2°. Typical 58°14° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

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

    High, likely
    63°17°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 37°3°. Typical 58°14° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 56°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

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

    High, likely
    65°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    15 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 42°5°

      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°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 57°14° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 45°7°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      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
    47°8°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    30 mph48 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 56°13° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 44°7°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      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°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 52°, low 33°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 49°, low 34°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    65% chance of rain, high 50°, low 30°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 52–67°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (CYS) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 45Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
36
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 24 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Sidney 6nnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1927–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
60°16° / 32°0°
Forecast high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Record high
88°31° in 1927
Record low
14°−10° in 1929

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:58 PM.

Daylight
10 h 44 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour
5:20–6:16 PM
Morning 6:57–7:53 AM
Blue hour
6:16–6:27 PM
Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 98% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:31 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Potter. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.