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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Antelope County Airport (K4V9)

Lat: 42.11°NLon: 98.04°WElev: 1774ft.

Fog/Mist

66°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 10:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Orchard NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 11 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 11 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 10 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 13 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Orchard NE
 42.35°N 98.24°W (Elev. 1929 ft)
Last Update:
10:17 pm CDT Aug 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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