Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Northern U.S. Through Thanksgiving and into This Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow and gusty winds, including some local blizzard conditions, will continue into Thanksgiving Day across the Great Lakes then lingering through Friday night for Lakes Erie and Ontario. Confidence is increasing for another winter storm to develop over the northern and central Rockies Friday and track across the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.43 in (1032.0 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Nov 1:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Valparaiso NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Calm wind.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between noon and 3pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 9pm and midnight, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight.  Low around 28. East southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Wintry Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow after 8am. High near 29. Windy, with a northeast wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between noon and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 9pm and midnight, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain after midnight. Low around 28. East southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 8am. High near 29. Windy, with a northeast wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW Valparaiso NE
 41.03°N 96.89°W (Elev. 1499 ft)
2:26 am CST Nov 27, 2025
2am CST Nov 27, 2025-6pm CST Dec 3, 2025
 
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