Heat Continues Across the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast; Heavy Rainfall from the Tennessee Valley to Southeast on Friday

Hazardous heat will continue across the Southern Plains, Gulf Coast and Desert Southwest through the weekend. Additional heat will build into the Great Basin and Northern Plains this weekend. A stalled front is expected to bring periods of heavy to excessive rainfall and flooding from the Tennessee Valley to the Southeast U.S on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kearney, Kearney Municipal Airport (KEAR)

Lat: 40.73°NLon: 99°WElev: 2133ft.

Overcast

67°F

19°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Jul 10:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Minden NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 87. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 87. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
Minden NE
 40.49°N 98.96°W (Elev. 2172 ft)
9:36 pm CDT Jul 23, 2026
11pm CDT Jul 23, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
 
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