Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA)

Lat: 41.41°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1325ft.

Overcast

53°F

12°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 6:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Blair Municipal Airport NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Light north northeast wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light north northeast wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blair Municipal Airport NE
 41.41°N 96.11°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
7:05 am CDT May 8, 2026
7am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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