Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kearney, Kearney Municipal Airport (KEAR)

Lat: 40.73°NLon: 99°WElev: 2133ft.

Fog/Mist

65°F

18°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Last update 27 Aug 2:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Kearney NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 1am.  Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 1am. Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kearney NE
 40.69°N 99.08°W (Elev. 2156 ft)
1:31 am CDT Aug 27, 2026
3am CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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