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Updated: @ 09-Mar-2026 4:58pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 77.4, Max: 77.5, Min: 47.5 77.4°F
Warmer 0.4°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 77°F

24-hr difference
40.3°FWarmer 40.3°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 77.5°F
4:10pm
70.7°F
4:58pm
Low: 47.5°F
7:18am
36.1°F
4:33am
 Wind from S S
8.1
Gust:
17.9 mph
3 Bft - Gentle breeze
Today: 18.0 mph 11:03am
Gust Month: 36.9 mph March 06
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.87 in
This Year: 1.91 in
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 36 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 48.4°F Decreased 1.1°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.60 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 7:37am
Sunset: 7:20pm
Moonrise: 1:06am
Moonset: 10:21am
Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 20 days in cycle
64%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
09-Mar-2026
4.4     Medium 
438 W/m2 (62 %)
High: 784 @  1:20pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 75 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Low 45°. Wind southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Clear
Clear

Lo 49 °F
NWS forecast: Clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Unusually hot. High 84°. UV index up to 4. Wind southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 78 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Low 47°. Wind northwest around 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly around half an inch.
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely

Lo 41 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then rain likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Cloudy in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy. High 50°. UV index up to 3. Wind north-northwest around 13 mph, gusting to 24 mph, in the morning, becoming 16 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Rain Likely
Rain Likely

Hi 52 °F
NWS forecast: Rain likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Patchy light fog in the evening, then light to moderate fog after midnight. Low 33°. Wind north-northwest around 7 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the evening, becoming west-northwest around 4 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 30 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Empire Prairie: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the morning. Breezy. High 57°. UV index up to 3. Wind west-southwest around 8 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming 18 mph, gusting to 28 mph, in the afternoon.
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 60 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Windy. Low 41°. Wind west-southwest around 21 mph, gusting to 27 mph, in the evening, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 27 mph, after midnight.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 42 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. High 60°. UV index up to 4. Wind northwest around 7 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Friday

Friday: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Hi 59 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low 36°. Wind northeast around 5 mph in the evening, becoming east-southeast around 9 mph after midnight.