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

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Mostly Cloudy

72°F

22°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	S 20 G 40 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1011.6 mb)
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Last update	14 May 9:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Crete NE

Today
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Friday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 58 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 91 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Monday
High: 88 °F
Windy. Partly
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 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 58. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a southwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 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 52. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph becoming north northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.