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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed W 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 7 May 8:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cook NE

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 47 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 81 °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 9 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: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south southwest wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 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 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light south southwest wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cook NE
 40.51°N 96.16°W (Elev. 1070 ft)
Last Update:
9:13 am CDT May 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT May 7, 2026-6pm CDT May 13, 2026
 
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