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Updated: @ 23-Feb-2026 3:41pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 30.6, Max: 30.7, Min: 5.4 30.6°F
Warmer 0.6°F than last hour.

Uncomfortably Cold

Feels like: 26°F

24-hr difference
38.7°FWarmer 38.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 30.7°F
3:17pm
27.9°F
3:18pm
Low: 5.4°F
7:01am
11.8°F
7:15am
 Wind from SE SE
4.9
Gust:
12.1 mph
2 Bft - Light breeze
Today: 19.0 mph 2:40am
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: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 42 %  
Dew Point: 10.2°F Increased 0.5°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.51 inHg Falling 0.01  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 6:58am
Sunset: 6:05pm
Moonset: 12:21am
Moonrise: 9:59am
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 7 days in cycle
43%
Illuminated
UV Index Forecast Solar Radiation
23-Feb-2026
3.2     Medium 
214 W/m2 (35 %)
High: 717 @  12:24pm
National Weather Service & Empire Prairie- Five Day Forecast
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 32 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 32. South wind around 6 mph.
Empire Prairie: Mostly clear. High 40°. UV index up to 3. Wind south-southeast around 3 mph.
Tonight

Tonight: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Lo 21 °F
NWS forecast: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy. Cold. Low 19°. Wind chill ranging from 9 to 34. Wind south around 7 mph in the evening, becoming 11 mph after midnight.
Tuesday

Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny

Hi 59 °F
NWS forecast: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy and mild. High 63°. UV index up to 2. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming west in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 29 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy. Low 27°. Wind northwest around 6 mph, gusting to 16 mph.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 52 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Empire Prairie: Partly to mostly sunny. Relatively mild. High 57°. UV index up to 3. Wind north-northeast around 5 mph in the morning, becoming east-southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Light Rain
Chance Light Rain

Lo 31 °F
NWS forecast: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Empire Prairie: Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Low 37°. Wind east-southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
Thursday

Thursday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 55 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Empire Prairie: Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Relatively mild. High 57°. UV index up to 3. Wind northeast around 5 mph in the morning, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Clear
Clear

Lo 35 °F
NWS forecast: Clear, with a low around 35.
Empire Prairie: Clear. Low 27°. Wind chill ranging from 21 to 54. Wind southwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming south around 7 mph after midnight.
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 68 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Empire Prairie: Sunny. Breezy and mild. High 63°. UV index up to 3. Wind south around 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the morning, becoming 16 mph, gusting to 25 mph, in the afternoon.