Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hastings, Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 98.43°WElev: 1952ft.

Fog/Mist

76°F

24°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1011.6 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 30 Jul 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Hastings NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am.  Low around 67. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 67 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 100. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Low around 67. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
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Point Forecast:
Hastings NE
 40.59°N 98.38°W (Elev. 1936 ft)
6:36 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
6am CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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