Observed 2:45 PM CDT at KHSI

Wood River, NE weather

Windy and 57°14°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Windy

Wind: 21 mph33 km/h; From the north-northeast. Easing to 10 mph16 km/h by 8 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 40Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 3 PM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h until 4 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 1 PM
Rain tomorrow from 3 PM (90%, 1.6 in41 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday from noon

This afternoonNear 60°16° · rain chance 10% · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 5 PM · Rain 3–6 PM (30%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Rain all night (70%)
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
Monday afternoonNear 63°17° · Rain all afternoon (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h

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	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	60%	97%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	60%	98%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	62%	99%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	83%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	89%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	39%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	55%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	46%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	75%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	95%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	91%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	96%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	60%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Heavy rain	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	70%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	70%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	70%, 0.08 in2 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	54°12°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 11a	Showers	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	90%	95%	0
Mon 12p	Showers	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	94%	1
Mon 1p	Showers	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	78%	97%	2
Mon 2p	Showers	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	90%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	75%	95%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 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 67°19°).
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Heavy rain, 61°16°
  70% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 54°12°
  70% chance · 0.58 in15 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  80% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  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
53°12°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–60°16°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 56 mph90 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  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°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–58°14°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 59 mph95 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 52°.
Monday
85% chance of rain, high 66°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–72°.

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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

Wood River near Alda

7.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Shelton

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Wood River at Grand Island Diversion

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

South Loup River at St. Michael

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 177 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:57 PM; Morning 7:38–8:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:08 PM; Morning 7:27–7:38 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 63% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Wood River, NE weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wood River near Alda

Platte River near Shelton

Wood River at Grand Island Diversion

South Loup River at St. Michael

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon