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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

McCook, McCook Municipal Airport (KMCK)

Lat: 40.2°NLon: 100.59°WElev: 2579ft.

Mostly Cloudy with Haze

79°F

26°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed S 13 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 2 Aug 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

McCook NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
McCook NE
 40.21°N 100.62°W
Last Update:
12:42 pm CDT Aug 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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