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

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 30.42 in (1032.0 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 28 Nov 7:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Dorchester NE

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

    Today: A slight chance of snow between noon and 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain.  Cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 34 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with drizzle between 1am and 2am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow after 2am.  Steady temperature around 32. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Freezing rain before 7am, then snow and freezing rain between 7am and 8am, then snow after 8am.  Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.  New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow between noon and 5pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with drizzle between 1am and 2am, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow after 2am. Steady temperature around 32. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Freezing rain before 7am, then snow and freezing rain between 7am and 8am, then snow after 8am. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South southwest wind around 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Dorchester NE
 40.66°N 97.11°W (Elev. 1483 ft)
6:35 am CST Nov 28, 2025
8am CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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