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Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 5:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Elk Creek NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNE Elk Creek NE
 40.34°N 96.1°W (Elev. 1214 ft)
Last Update:
4:21 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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