Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 21 Aug 7:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gretna NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am.  Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 6 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light northwest wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light east southeast wind.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gretna NE
 41.15°N 96.25°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
7:05 pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
7pm CDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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