Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Beatrice Municipal (KBIE)

Lat: 40.3°NLon: 96.75°WElev: 1322ft.

Partly Cloudy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed S 16 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 9:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Blue Springs NE

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Windy, with a south southeast wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Windy, with a south southeast wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Windy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 29 mph becoming north 13 to 18 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 5 to 14 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Blue Springs NE
 40.16°N 96.67°W (Elev. 1250 ft)
9:07 am CDT May 14, 2026
9am CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 20, 2026
 
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