Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Falls City, Brenner Field Airport (KFNB)

Lat: 40.08°NLon: 95.59°WElev: 984ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity Rain

69°F

21°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 31 Jul 2:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Bern KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4am and 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 73 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Bern KS
 40.01°N 95.89°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
1:35 am CDT Jul 31, 2026
3am CDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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