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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Beatrice Municipal (KBIE)

Lat: 40.3°NLon: 96.75°WElev: 1322ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Beatrice NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 8pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 36. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 8pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 36. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SW Beatrice NE
 40.2°N 96.82°W (Elev. 1385 ft)
Last Update:
6:35 am CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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