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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

Nebraska City, Nebraska City Municipal Airport (KAFK)

Lat: 40.6°NLon: 95.85°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed S 20 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 14 May 5:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Hamburg IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Windy, with a south wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Hamburg IA
 40.6°N 95.61°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
Last Update:
4:35 pm CDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 21, 2026
 
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