Observed 7:35 PM CDT at KMLE

Waterloo, NE weather

Clear and 60°16°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 60°16°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north. 58–9 mph14 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 58Moderate; PM10 (dust) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · rain chance 20% · 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 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	36%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	55%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	70%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 67°19° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	57%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	70%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	67%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	93%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	87%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	77%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	87%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	86%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	53%	86%	4
Mon 3p	Showers	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	87%	3
Mon 4p	Showers	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	93%	2
Mon 5p	Showers	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	49%	100%	1
Mon 6p	Showers	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	71°22°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	91%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	94%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 36°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, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Thunderstorms. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 35°2°. Storms 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 35°2°. Storms 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
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 7 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 16 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 58°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  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
55°13°–76°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–76°; 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

Elkhorn River at Waterloo

0.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 1,110 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn

1.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Leshara

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 3,990 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Venice

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.6 ft
Flow: 4,580 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 123

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FREMONT · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
+21°+11°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Waterloo 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 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:48 PM; Morning 7:29–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:59 PM; Morning 7:19–7:29 AM; first light 7:19 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Waterloo, NE weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elkhorn River at Waterloo

West Papillion Creek at Elkhorn

Platte River near Leshara

Platte River near Venice

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