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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

Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA)

Lat: 41.41°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1325ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 13 Jan 5:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Blair NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 53. West northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 53. West northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 28. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Blair NE
 41.54°N 96.11°W (Elev. 1050 ft)
Last Update:
4:52 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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