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

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 6:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Syracuse NE

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am.  Areas of smoke before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 11am. Areas of smoke before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Syracuse NE
 40.67°N 96.19°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
5:45 am CDT Aug 3, 2025
6am CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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