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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Wahoo (KAHQ)

Lat: 41.24°NLon: 96.59°WElev: 1224ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 13 Jan 2:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Brainard NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Brainard NE
 41.23°N 97.01°W (Elev. 1650 ft)
Last Update:
2:27 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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