Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hastings, Hastings Municipal Airport (KHSI)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 98.43°WElev: 1952ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.05 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 6:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Riverton NE

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 91 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Hot and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSE Riverton NE
 39.97°N 98.71°W (Elev. 2001 ft)
6:11 am CDT Aug 2, 2026
7am CDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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