Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hastings, Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 98.43°WElev: 1952ft.

Overcast

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed E 13 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 28 Nov 9:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Cowles NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain or freezing rain likely before 3am, then freezing rain between 3am and 5am, then snow after 5am.  Low around 25. East wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 25 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Rain
    then Wintry
    Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 11am.  Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain or freezing rain likely before 3am, then freezing rain between 3am and 5am, then snow after 5am. Low around 25. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cowles NE
 40.18°N 98.46°W (Elev. 1847 ft)
8:41 pm CST Nov 28, 2025
10pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 5, 2025
 
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