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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 30 Jul 9:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Seward NE

Severe T-storm Watch July 30, 10:45pm until July 31, 01:00am
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Severe T-storm Watch
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    Severe T-storm Watch July 30, 10:45pm until July 31, 01:00am

    NOW until 1:00am Fri

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 69 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Seward NE
 40.92°N 97.09°W (Elev. 1480 ft)
Last Update:
10:35 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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