Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA)

Lat: 41.41°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1325ft.

Light Drizzle

45°F

7°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed N 13 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.65 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 28 Dec 3:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Washington NESimilar City Names

Wind Advisory December 28, 04:01am until December 29, 12:00am
Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 07:00am until December 28, 02:00pm
Dense Fog Advisory December 28, 04:01am until December 28, 05:00am
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Wind Advisory
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Dense Fog Advisory
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    Wind Advisory December 28, 04:01am until December 29, 12:00am
    Dense Fog Advisory December 28, 04:01am until December 28, 05:00am

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  • Overnight

    Low: 41 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Areas
    Dense Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 11am, then a chance of snow between 11am and 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain likely, mainly before 5am. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 41. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 11am, then a chance of snow between 11am and 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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 41.41°N 96.2°W (Elev. 1132 ft)
3:46 am CST Dec 28, 2025
4am CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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