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Norfolk, NE weather

It is 54°F and fog at Norfolk, Stefan Memorial Airport as of Oct 28, 4:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Chance Rain Showers, low near 49°F, 14% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:27 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Fog

Wind

ESE 7 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 54°F

Pressure · visibility

29.97 inHg

Visibility 0.2 mi

Observed at Norfolk, Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK), Oct 28, 4:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

Dense Fog Advisory Moderate Expected

Dense Fog Advisory issued October 28 at 3:43AM CDT until October 28 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Area
Antelope; Pierce; Boone; Madison
In effect
Oct 28, 3:43 AM CDT
Until
Oct 28, 11:00 AM CDT
Issued by
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Full text

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Antelope, Boone, Madison, and Pierce counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

What to do: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Around the NWS OAX forecast area

1 active alert covers zones served by the OAX office near Norfolk:

  • Dense Fog Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Nebraska has 6 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Norfolk (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM50°FChance Rain Showers10%SSE 7 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FChance Rain Showers10%SE 8 mph
Wed 8 AM52°FPartly Sunny7%SSE 8 mph
Wed 9 AM54°FMostly Cloudy5%SSE 8 mph
Wed 10 AM59°FMostly Cloudy11%S 10 mph
Wed 11 AM62°FMostly Cloudy9%S 12 mph
Wed 12 PM63°FCloudy9%S 13 mph
Wed 1 PM65°FCloudy5%SSW 13 mph
Wed 2 PM66°FMostly Cloudy6%SSW 12 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FMostly Cloudy14%SW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM69°FMostly Cloudy8%SW 9 mph
Wed 5 PM67°FPartly Sunny6%WSW 8 mph
Wed 6 PM65°FPartly Cloudy3%W 6 mph
Wed 7 PM62°FPartly Cloudy0%W 5 mph
Wed 8 PM57°FPartly Cloudy0%WNW 6 mph
Wed 9 PM55°FMostly Clear0%NNW 7 mph
Wed 10 PM53°FClear0%NNW 7 mph
Wed 11 PM50°FClear0%NW 6 mph
Thu 12 AM49°FClear0%NW 3 mph
Thu 1 AM47°FMostly Clear0%NNW 5 mph
Thu 2 AM45°FMostly Clear0%N 3 mph
Thu 3 AM44°FMostly Clear0%NNW 3 mph
Thu 4 AM43°FMostly Clear0%NNW 3 mph
Thu 5 AM42°FPartly Cloudy0%N 3 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Norfolk can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 70°F·Low 41°F

A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 8am. Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 47°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday

High 65°F·Low 51°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday

High 61°F·Low 47°F

Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

High 58°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Norfolk is served by the National Weather Service OAX forecast office, forecast zone NEZ031, county zone NEC119.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Norfolk (42.0282, -97.4278), in Madison County. Population: 26,162 (2024 estimate), number 7 of the 11 Nebraska cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KOAX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.0282,-97.4278 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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