Extreme Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.; Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

ST FRANCIS (KSYF)

Lat: 39.76°NLon: 101.8°WElev: 3363ft.

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed S 18 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 27 Jun 12:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Benkelman NE

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Benkelman NE
 40.04°N 101.53°W
11:12 am MDT Jun 27, 2026
11am MDT Jun 27, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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