Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	S 10 mph
Barometer	29.77 in (1006.6 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	77°F (25°C)
Last update	20 Jun 3:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Sprague NE

Extreme Heat Warning June 20, 12:00pm until June 22, 07:00pm

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Extreme Heat Warning

Today
High: 101 °F
Hot and Windy
Tonight
Low: 80 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 101 °F
Hot and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 79 °F
Clear and
Windy
Sunday
High: 99 °F
Hot and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 91 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 88 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Windy, with a south wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 106. Windy, with a south southwest wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 79. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Windy, with a south wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 15 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.