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

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SE 14 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1026.6 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 28 Nov 9:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Cowles NE

  • Today

    Today: Scattered flurries after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of drizzle or freezing rain before 9pm, then a chance of drizzle between 9pm and midnight, then rain after midnight.  Steady temperature around 32. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Drizzle/Freezing
    Rain then
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Freezing rain likely before 7am, then snow likely between 7am and noon.  Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 30 by noon, then falling to around 23 during the remainder of the day. 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%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A chance of drizzle or freezing rain before 9pm, then a chance of drizzle between 9pm and midnight, then rain after midnight. Steady temperature around 32. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Saturday
Freezing rain likely before 7am, then snow likely between 7am and noon. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 30 by noon, then falling to around 23 during the remainder of the day. 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%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 12.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Cowles NE
 40.2°N 98.37°W (Elev. 1913 ft)
10:37 am CST Nov 28, 2025
10am CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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