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Severe Weather and Excessive Rain from the Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley

Severe thunderstorms may produce tornadoes, some strong, damaging wind gusts above 70 mph, and very large hail exceeding 2 inches in diameter, and intense rainfall that may cause flash flooding tonight across much of the southern Plains and lower Missouri Valley. The severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall will expand from east Texas into the Mississippi Valley on Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lexington, Jim Kelly Field Airport (KLXN)

Lat: 40.79°NLon: 99.78°WElev: 2415ft.

Rain

48°F

9°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed N 14 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 27 Apr 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cozad NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

    Low: 41 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Showers
    Likely

    High: 51 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

    Low: 30 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    Frost then
    Sunny

    High: 70 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 45 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

    High: 73 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

    Low: 39 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

    High: 70 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Chance
    T-storms

    Low: 44 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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Point Forecast:
Cozad NE
 40.86°N 99.99°W (Elev. 2497 ft)
Last Update:
8:00 pm CDT Apr 27, 2024
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Apr 27, 2024-6pm CDT May 4, 2024
 
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