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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair and Breezy

66°F

19°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed S 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.27 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 5:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Elk Creek NE

Red Flag Warning until February 17, 10:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning until February 17, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Tue

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Windy then
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a south wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming west 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northeast wind 13 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 17. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 34. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elk Creek NE
 40.29°N 96.12°W (Elev. 1168 ft)
Last Update:
3:35 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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