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 >

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.42 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 28 Nov 8:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Elk Creek NE

Winter Weather Advisory November 28, 03:00pm until November 30, 12:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Today

    Today: A chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain before 4pm, then a chance of snow between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain after 5pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 35 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before midnight, then drizzle and snow.  Low around 29. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 29 °F

    Wintry Mix
    Likely then
    Drizzle/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 1pm, then snow and freezing rain likely between 1pm and 2pm, then snow likely after 2pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Temperature rising to near 36 by 9am, then falling to around 27 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 13 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain before 4pm, then a chance of snow between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before midnight, then drizzle and snow. Low around 29. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 1pm, then snow and freezing rain likely between 1pm and 2pm, then snow likely after 2pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Temperature rising to near 36 by 9am, then falling to around 27 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Elk Creek NE
 40.29°N 96.12°W (Elev. 1168 ft)
9:05 am CST Nov 28, 2025
9am CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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