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Severe Thunderstorms, Arctic Blast Set to Arrive on Thanksgiving; Dangerous Wind Chills, Lake Effect Snow

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across the Southeast. A significant arctic outbreak will arrive in the northern Plains on Thanksgiving and advance farther south and east on Friday into the weekend. Dangerous wind chill temperatures are expected with heavy lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 27 Nov 6:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Dorchester NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Dorchester NE
 40.66°N 97.11°W (Elev. 1483 ft)
Last Update:
7:00 am CST Nov 27, 2024
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Nov 27, 2024-6pm CST Dec 3, 2024
 
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