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Updated: @ 25-Feb-2026 3:38pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Currently: 52.9, Max: 53.2, Min: 35.1 52.9°F
Warmer 0.7°F than last hour.

Cool

Feels like: 51°F

24-hr difference
31.5°FWarmer 31.5°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 53.2°F
3:19pm
60.6°F
2:34pm
Low: 35.1°F
5:16am
24.4°F
12:00am
 Wind from E E
6.0
Gust:
12.0 mph
2 Bft - Light breeze
Today: 16.1 mph 1:29pm
Gust Month: 36.0 mph February 17
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.22 in
This Year: 1.04 in
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 46 % Decreased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 32.7°F Decreased 0.4°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.70 inHg Falling 0.02  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling Slowly
Sunrise: 6:55am
Sunset: 6:07pm
Moonset: 2:49am
Moonrise: 11:38am
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 8 days in cycle
66%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
25-Feb-2026
3.3     Medium 
149 W/m2 (24 %)
High: 840 @  1:47pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 52 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. East wind around 10 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Mild. High 60°. UV index up to 2. Wind east around 5 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy

Lo 28 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 36°. Wind east-southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 61 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 2 to 10 mph.
Empire Prairie: Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Mild. High 61°. UV index up to 3. Wind south-southeast near calm in the morning, becoming west-southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Clear
Clear

Lo 35 °F
NWS forecast: Clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Patchy light fog after midnight. Low 31°. Wind west-southwest around 4 mph.
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 70 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Patchy light fog in the morning. Mild. High 69°. UV index up to 3. Wind west-southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the afternoon.
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 34 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Low 29°. Wind chill ranging from 23 to 62. Wind northwest around 6 mph in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 54 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Breezy. High 55°. UV index up to 3. Wind northeast around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 23 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 32°. Wind chill ranging from 24 to 49. Wind northeast around 13 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Sunday

Sunday: Rain And Snow Likely
Rain And Snow Likely

Hi 33 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of snow before noon, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Empire Prairie: Dense overcast. A mix of sleet and snow likely in the morning, then sleet likely in the afternoon. Breezy. High 33°, but temperatures falling in the afternoon. Wind chill ranging from 14 to 23. Wind northeast around 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation (liquid equivalent) mostly between half an inch and one inch. Snow or ice (on ground) accumulation about an inch.