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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tekamah, Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE)

Lat: 41.77°NLon: 96.18°WElev: 1027ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.26 in (1025.8 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Jan 10:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

West Point NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 20 by 5am. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 15 °F⇑

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 8 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of sprinkles and flurries between midnight and 1am, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Blustery.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a north northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 20 by 5am. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 8 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of sprinkles and flurries between midnight and 1am, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a north northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
West Point NE
 41.84°N 96.7°W (Elev. 1499 ft)
Last Update:
11:21 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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