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Updated: @ 27-Mar-2026 1:57pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 50.9, Max: 51.3, Min: 36.0 50.9°F
Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

Cold

Feels like: 44°F

24-hr difference
11.5°FWarmer 11.5°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 51.3°F
1:45pm
86.4°F
1:48pm
Low: 36.0°F
8:04am
50.4°F
11:51pm
 Wind from W W
17.9
Gust:
28.0 mph
4 Bft - Moderate breeze
Today: 30.0 mph 10:50am
Gust Month: 51.0 mph March 15
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.90 in
This Year: 1.94 in
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 32 % Decreased 10.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 22.1°F Decreased 4.5°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.57 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 7:08am
Sunset: 7:39pm
Moonset: 4:27am
Moonrise: 2:00pm
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 9 days in cycle
72%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
27-Mar-2026
6.5     High 
714 W/m2 (88 %)
High: 882 @  1:25pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 55 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Empire Prairie: Fair to partly cloudy. Breezy. High 53°. UV index up to 7. Wind north around 15 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost
Mostly Clear then Areas Of Frost

Lo 27 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Empire Prairie: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Cold. Low 29°. Wind north around 9 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the evening, becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday

Saturday: Areas Of Frost then Sunny
Areas Of Frost then Sunny

Hi 59 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 6 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Breezy. High 59°. UV index up to 7. Wind southeast around 9 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming south around 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon.
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 44 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Empire Prairie: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 40°. Wind chill ranging from 34 to 54. Wind south around 12 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 75 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Breezy and warm. High 75°. UV index up to 7. Wind south around 14 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 53 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Low 47°. Wind south around 9 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 86 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy and unusually hot. High 87°. UV index up to 6. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the morning, becoming 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the afternoon.
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 62 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Empire Prairie: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Windy and mild. Low 65°. Wind south around 16 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the evening, becoming 20 mph, gusting to 26 mph, after midnight.
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 74 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Thunderstorms very likely, some severe. Windy and warm. High 81°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. UV index up to 5. Wind south-southwest around 18 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the morning, becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a quarter of an inch.