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Updated: @ 13-Oct-2026 4:53pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
Currently: 80.1, Max: 82.0, Min: 56.8 80.1°F
Colder 1.9°F than last hour.

Warm

Feels like: 80°F

24-hr difference
24.6°FWarmer 24.6°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 82.0°F
3:50pm
88.2°F
4:28pm
Low: 56.8°F
7:26am
70.7°F
7:33am
 Wind from W W
2.9
Gust:
8.1 mph
1 Bft - Light air
Today: 12.1 mph 8:46am
Gust Month: 24.0 mph October 01
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.80 in
This Year: 27.58 in
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 66 % Increased 3.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 67.6°F Decreased 0.6°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.79 inHg Falling 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 7:26am
Sunset: 6:43pm
Moonrise: 10:45am
Moonset: 8:01pm
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 3 days in cycle
11%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
13-Oct-2026
5.3     Medium 
105 W/m2 (16 %)
High: 789 @  12:01pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 77 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy to cloudy in the evening, becoming dense overcast after midnight. Light to moderate fog. Rain likely. Low 56°. Wind north around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch.
Tonight

Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms

Lo 57 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Dense overcast. Light to moderate fog. Rain likely. High 58°. Wind north-northeast around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around an inch.
Wednesday

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

Hi 67 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Dense overcast. Light to moderate fog. Rain likely. Low 53°. Wind northeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly between half an inch and one inch.
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 58 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 3am, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Dense overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Light to moderate fog in the morning. Rain likely in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 66°. Wind southeast around 7 mph in the morning, becoming west-northwest around 12 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch.
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 71 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 71. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy. Low 45°. Wind northwest around 15 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy
Rain Showers Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Lo 45 °F
NWS forecast: Rain showers likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Breezy. High 56°. Wind northwest around 15 mph, gusting to 26 mph.
Friday

Friday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 57 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Low 36°. Wind north around 4 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the evening, becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear then Patchy Frost
Mostly Clear then Patchy Frost

Lo 34 °F
NWS forecast: Patchy frost after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. High 62°. Wind south-southeast around 5 mph, gusting to 17 mph, in the morning, becoming 9 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the afternoon.
Saturday

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

Hi 63 °F
NWS forecast: Areas of frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 63.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Low 42°. Wind south-southeast around 7 mph, gusting to 15 mph.