Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. 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. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Beatrice Municipal (KBIE)

Lat: 40.3°NLon: 96.75°WElev: 1322ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Aug 6:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Cortland NE

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 11 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 11 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cortland NE
 40.51°N 96.71°W (Elev. 1440 ft)
7:05 am CDT Aug 6, 2025
7am CDT Aug 6, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 12, 2025
 
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