Tracking Two Storms Impacting the Northern U.S. Through Thanksgiving and into This Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow and gusty winds, including some local blizzard conditions, will continue into Thanksgiving Day across the Great Lakes then lingering through Friday night for Lakes Erie and Ontario. Confidence is increasing for another winter storm to develop over the northern and central Rockies Friday and track across the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ainsworth Regional Airport (KANW)

Lat: 42.57°NLon: 100°WElev: 2579ft.

Overcast

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 26 Nov 7:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles ENE Elsmere NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 27. Windy.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

    High: 24 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thanksgiving Day
Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles ENE Elsmere NE
 42.27°N 99.85°W
7:37 pm CST Nov 26, 2025
7pm CST Nov 26, 2025-6pm CST Dec 3, 2025
 
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