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Updated: @ 05-Aug-2026 7:10pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Overcast Overcast
Currently: 70.5, Max: 77.0, Min: 67.8 70.5°F
 

Comfortable

Feels like: 71°F

24-hr difference
27.7°FWarmer 27.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 77.0°F
11:49am
89.2°F
3:39pm
Low: 67.8°F
1:02am
66.7°F
5:34am
 Wind from WSW WSW
0.0
Gust:
1.0 mph
0 Bft - Calm
Today: 19.0 mph 7:36am
Gust Month: 33.1 mph August 01
Rain Today: 0.32 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.07 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.32 in
This Year: 15.79 in
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Sunny
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 96 %  
Dew Point: 69.3°F  
Barometer: 29.94 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 6:19am
Sunset: 8:29pm
Moonset: 1:50pm
Moonrise: 11:48pm
Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, Moon at 21 days in cycle
51%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
05-Aug-2026
9.5     Very High 
35 W/m2 (4 %)
High: 737 @  2:24pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
Tonight

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

Lo 65 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Light to moderate fog after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Scattered thunderstorms likely. Low 65°. Wind north around 5 mph in the evening, becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Precipitation mostly between a quarter and half an inch.
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Sunny

Hi 82 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 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 morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Light to moderate fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. High 82°. UV index up to 7. Wind east-northeast around 4 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 68 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Fair in the evening, becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Low 67°. Wind east around 4 mph.
Friday

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

Hi 88 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 91°. Heat index up to 95°. UV index up to 8. Wind southwest around 5 mph.
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 70 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Empire Prairie: Fair to partly cloudy. Patchy light fog after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 71°. Wind southwest around 4 mph in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch.
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 90 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Patchy light fog in the morning. High 92°. Heat index up to 99°. UV index up to 8. Wind south around 5 mph, gusting to 16 mph, in the morning, becoming 10 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the afternoon.
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 74 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain. Precipitation showery or intermittent. Low 74°. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 19 mph, in the evening, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Sunday

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

Hi 92 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Breezy and hot. High 98°. Heat index up to 104°. UV index up to 8. Wind south-southwest around 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 75 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Low 77°. Wind south-southwest around 9 mph, gusting to 16 mph.