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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 14 Jan 5:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Johnson NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of sprinkles and flurries between noon and 3pm, then a chance of flurries after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday
A chance of sprinkles and flurries between noon and 3pm, then a chance of flurries after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 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:
4:37 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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