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Marginal Risks of Severe Storms on the Central Plains; Flash flooding on the Northern Plains; Frost & Freeze Warnings in portions of the West & Northeast

A storm system developing across the Plains may cause locally severe weather in western Kansas and southwestern Nebraska today, with isolated flash flooding possible in portions of eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Frost and Freeze Warnings are in effect for portions of the central Rockies and central Appalachians tonight into Friday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

O'Neill / Baker Field (KONL)

Lat: 42.47°NLon: 98.68°WElev: 2031ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed S 20 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 9:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Atkinson NE

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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Point Forecast:
Atkinson NE
 42.53°N 98.98°W
Last Update:
7:23 am CDT Oct 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2025
 
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