Observed 2:15 PM CDT at KMLE

South Bend, NE weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the west-northwest. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (79°26° then, 77°25° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 7 PM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · rain chance 10% · 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 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	92%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	59%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	82%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	64%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	57%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	74%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	78%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 62°17° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	80%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 65°18° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	75%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	72%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	55%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	86%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	76%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	65°18°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	82%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	69°21°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	76%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	79%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	73%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. North wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 3am. 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
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 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 74°23°).
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 60°16° / 34°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance
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 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Storms 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Storms 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% 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
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°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°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Highs 60–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Platte River at Louisville

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 5,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Buffalo Creek near Springfield

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft

Reading from Sat 1:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Ashland

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.6 ft
Flow: 4,740 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek near Ashland

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 93% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 126

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Mead 6s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1968–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
+19°+11°SatOct 24

South Bend weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:48 PM; Morning 7:29–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:18–7:29 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

South Bend, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Platte River at Louisville

Buffalo Creek near Springfield

Platte River near Ashland

Salt Creek near Ashland

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