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Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.3 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 7 May 7:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bennet NE

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 47 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bennet NE
 40.69°N 96.51°W (Elev. 1306 ft)
Last Update:
7:36 am CDT May 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT May 7, 2026-6pm CDT May 13, 2026
 
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