Observed 12:15 PM CDT at KMLE

Richfield, NE weather

Partly cloudy and 72°22°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Partly sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 56Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (74°24° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 3 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° 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	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	37%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	57%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	91%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	73%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	45%	95%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	81%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	87%	79%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	49%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	71%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	72%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	68%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	50%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	73%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	88%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	90%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	65%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	64°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	73%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 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 75°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
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 70. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Storms 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 74°24°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  60% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°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°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Highs 59–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

West Papillion Creek at Papillion

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.6 ft
Flow: 64 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Springfield Creek at Springfield

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.4 ft

Reading from Sat 11:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Wehrspann Lake

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1097 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

South Papillion Creek at Chalco

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.0 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 122

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Gretna · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2000–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Richfield weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:47 PM; Morning 7:28–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:58 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Richfield, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

West Papillion Creek at Papillion

Springfield Creek at Springfield

Wehrspann Lake

South Papillion Creek at Chalco

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