Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 5 Aug 5:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cook NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cook NE
 40.51°N 96.16°W (Elev. 1070 ft)
4:35 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
6pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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