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Snow Squalls from the Upper Midwest to Great Lakes; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

An Arctic front will bring widespread snow squalls through Friday from the Upper Midwest to the Ohio Valley. Heavy snow rates and strong winds will lead to near-zero visibility and dangerous travel conditions. High winds will continue across the northern and central High Plains through Friday, with wind gusts above 60 mph likely, leading to hazardous travel conditions. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wahoo (KAHQ)

Lat: 41.24°NLon: 96.59°WElev: 1224ft.

Mostly Cloudy

41°F

5°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.74 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 15 Jan 11:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Mead NE

Wind Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Flurries
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of flurries before 7am, then snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 32 by 11am, then falling to around 27 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of flurries before 7am, then snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to near 32 by 11am, then falling to around 27 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind around 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 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:
10:51 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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