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Tracking Winter Storm and Severe Weather Impacts Through This Weekend

Heavy mountain snow will continue into Thursday afternoon across the Cascades. Two fast moving storms will track from the southern Rockies to the Great Lakes Thursday and then Friday into Sunday with areas of gusty winds, and heavy snow. In the Southeast U.S., severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall are forecast on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Falls City, Brenner Field Airport (KFNB)

Lat: 40.08°NLon: 95.59°WElev: 984ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1005.8 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 7 Jan 6:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Dawson NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of rain and snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 2pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 2pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dawson NE
 40.14°N 95.84°W (Elev. 1030 ft)
Last Update:
6:36 pm CST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 7, 2026-6pm CST Jan 14, 2026
 
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