Highest Severe Thunderstorm Threat Centered Over the Mid-Mississippi Valley Thursday

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts, large hail, and perhaps a couple tornadoes, are likely Thursday from parts of the lower Ohio Valley into the southern Plains. An Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) outlook has been issued. Further north, a warm front will bring areas of rain showers to portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI)

Lat: 40.96°NLon: 98.31°WElev: 1844ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed E 13 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Apr 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Grand Island NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely.  Low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers

    Low: 40 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Breezy.
    Scattered
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

    High: 56 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Increasing
    Clouds

    Low: 36 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    Cloudy

    High: 53 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

    Low: 33 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

    High: 51 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 33 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 59 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

    Low: 43 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 40. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Scattered showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
Grand Island NE
 40.92°N 98.34°W (Elev. 1847 ft)
8:00 pm CDT Apr 17, 2024
9pm CDT Apr 17, 2024-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2024
 
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