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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

Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA)

Lat: 41.41°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1325ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 14 Jan 4:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Blair NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of sprinkles before 1am, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 1am and 3am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Blustery.
    Increasing
    Clouds then
    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of sprinkles before 1am, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 1am and 3am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. East southeast wind around 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 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:
4:37 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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