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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kearney, Kearney Municipal Airport (KEAR)

Lat: 40.73°NLon: 99°WElev: 2133ft.

Fair and Breezy

22°C

71°F

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed SW 35 G 44 km/h
Barometer 1006.3 mb (29.72 in)
Dewpoint -6°C (21°F)
Visibility 16 km
Last update 12 Mar 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Kearney NE

Red Flag Warning until March 12, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
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    Red Flag Warning until March 12, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 24 °C

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Breezy, with a west wind 30 to 35 km/h becoming north northwest 25 to 30 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 km/h.

    Low: -1 °C

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North northwest wind 15 to 20 km/h becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °C

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Southeast wind 20 to 25 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.

    Low: 1 °C

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Northeast wind 15 to 25 km/h becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 19 °C

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than 1 mm possible.

    Low: -4 °C

    Rain Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 1. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 1 °C

    Snow Likely
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Blustery.

    Low: -12 °C

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 40 km/h, with gusts as high as 55 km/h.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Breezy, with a west wind 30 to 35 km/h becoming north northwest 25 to 30 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 km/h.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North northwest wind 15 to 20 km/h becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Southeast wind 20 to 25 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Northeast wind 15 to 25 km/h becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than 1 mm possible.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 1. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Blustery.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 3.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kearney NE
 40.69°N 99.08°W (Elev. 2156 m)
Last Update:
2:11 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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