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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

Wahoo (KAHQ)

Lat: 41.24°NLon: 96.59°WElev: 1224ft.

Fair

22°F

-6°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.30 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 14 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Mead NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Mead NE
 41.17°N 96.45°W (Elev. 1168 ft)
Last Update:
6:35 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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