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Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.64 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 27 Dec 10:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Johnson NE

Wind Advisory December 28, 03:00am until December 29, 12:00am
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 11am, then a chance of snow between 11am and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F⇓

    Windy. Wintry
    Mix Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain, snow, and freezing rain likely before 11am, then a chance of snow between 11am and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Johnson NE
 40.36°N 96.07°W (Elev. 1309 ft)
Last Update:
10:51 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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