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Updated: @ 15-Apr-2026 1:39pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
Currently: 77.4, Max: 77.4, Min: 59.5 77.4°F
Warmer 3.1°F than last hour.

Comfortable

Feels like: 77°F

24-hr difference
23.7°FWarmer 23.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 77.4°F
1:39pm
86.5°F
3:58pm
Low: 59.5°F
5:15am
69.3°F
1:05am
 Wind from SSE SSE
8.9
Gust:
19.0 mph
3 Bft - Gentle breeze
Today: 24.0 mph 2:52am
Gust Month: 34.9 mph April 08
Rain Today: 0.11 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 2.57 in
This Year: 4.80 in
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 66 % Decreased 10.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 65.1°F Decreased 1.1°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.62 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 6:38am
Sunset: 7:58pm
Moonrise: 5:32am
Moonset: 6:12pm
Waning Crescent
Waning Crescent, Moon at 26 days in cycle
4%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
15-Apr-2026
7.1     High 
262 W/m2 (29 %)
High: 1204 @  12:53pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 80 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Breezy and warm. High 80°. UV index up to 6. Wind southwest around 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Mostly Clear

Lo 51 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming clear after midnight. Low 53°. Wind west-southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph, in the evening, becoming 4 mph after midnight.
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 82 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Warm. High 84°. UV index up to 7. Wind south around 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 61 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Empire Prairie: Clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 62°. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph.
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms

Hi 82 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Patchy light fog in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Thunderstorms very likely, some severe. Windy and warm. High 83°. UV index up to 5. Wind south around 17 mph, gusting to 29 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Precipitation mostly around half an inch.
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms Likely

Lo 38 °F
NWS forecast: Showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy light fog in the evening. Rain likely in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Thunderstorms very likely, some possibly severe. Breezy. Low 47°. Wind northwest around 16 mph, gusting to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Precipitation mostly around a quarter of an inch.
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers then Sunny
Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

Hi 56 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Breezy. High 54°. UV index up to 6. Wind northwest around 13 mph, gusting to 23 mph.
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 35 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Low 40°. Wind west-northwest around 6 mph, gusting to 18 mph, in the evening, becoming north-northwest after midnight.
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 67 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. High 61°. UV index up to 6. Wind northwest around 5 mph.