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Updated: @ 17-Mar-2026 1:51pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 27.3, Max: 27.3, Min: 8.2 27.3°F
Warmer 1.4°F than last hour.

Uncomfortably Cold

Feels like: 16°F

24-hr difference
36.1°FWarmer 36.1°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 27.3°F
1:42pm
24.6°F
5:38pm
Low: 8.2°F
6:51am
7.7°F
7:40am
 Wind from ESE ESE
10.1
Gust:
14.1 mph
3 Bft - Gentle breeze
Today: 15.0 mph 11:10am
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: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 57 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 14.2°F Increased 0.7°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.20 inHg Falling 0.04  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling Slowly
Sunrise: 7:24am
Sunset: 7:28pm
Moonrise: 6:45am
Moonset: 6:13pm
Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, Moon at 27 days in cycle
2%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
17-Mar-2026
4.2     Medium 
241 W/m2 (32 %)
High: 557 @  11:21am
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Light Snow
Chance Light Snow

Hi 37 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Empire Prairie: Cloudy. Cold. High 38°. Wind chill ranging from 15 to 31. UV index up to 2. Wind south-southeast around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy
Slight Chance Light Snow then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 32°. Wind south-southeast around 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the evening, becoming southwest after midnight.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 66 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Empire Prairie: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. Mild. High 71°. UV index up to 5. Wind northwest around 5 mph in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 44 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 39°. Wind southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 9 mph after midnight.
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 73 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Empire Prairie: Sunny in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Warm. High 74°. UV index up to 5. Wind north-northwest around 8 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 45 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 37°. Wind northeast around 4 mph in the evening, becoming south after midnight.
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 81 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Empire Prairie: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Unusually hot. High 86°. UV index up to 6. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 50 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Empire Prairie: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low 39°. Wind north around 5 mph in the evening, becoming east-northeast after midnight.
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 84 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Unusually hot. High 84°. UV index up to 6. Wind south-southeast around 7 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the morning, becoming south-southwest around 13 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the afternoon.