Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Fair

35°F

2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in (1022.7 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jan 9:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Niobrara NE

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 57 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Blustery.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Niobrara NE
 42.76°N 98.01°W (Elev. 1211 ft)
9:51 am CST Jan 12, 2026
10am CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 18, 2026
 
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