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Storm Systems to Impact the Central and Eastern U.S. Through the Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. today through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast today from the Lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and areas of flooding are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 9 Jan 7:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Saint Helena NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow showers or flurries before 3pm, then a chance of flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers or flurries before 3pm, then a chance of flurries between 3pm and 4pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Saint Helena NE
 42.82°N 97.25°W (Elev. 1184 ft)
Last Update:
6:35 pm CST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 9, 2026-6pm CST Jan 16, 2026
 
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