| Point Forecast: Kearney NE 40.71N 99.08W (Elev. 2192 ft) |
Last Update: 5:56 pm CDT May 16, 2026 |
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| Date | 05/16 | 05/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Temperature (°F) | 83 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 50 |
| Heat Index (°F) | 84 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| Wind Dir | E | E | E | E | E | NW | NE | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SW | WSW |
| Gust | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| Sky Cover (%) | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 90 | 81 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 64 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 51 | 54 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
| Rain | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Ocnl | Lkly | Chc | Chc | Chc | SChc | SChc | SChc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | SChc | SChc |
| Thunder | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | Lkly | SChc | SChc | SChc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | SChc |
| Date | 05/18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hour (CDT) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Temperature (°F) | 86 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 63 |
| Dewpoint (°F) | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 |
| Heat Index (°F) | 84 | 82 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Surface Wind (mph) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Wind Dir | WNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Gust | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
| Sky Cover (%) | 35 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 91 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 64 | 67 |
| Precipitation Potential (%) | 22 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Relative Humidity (%) | 31 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 96 | 86 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 |
| Rain | SChc | SChc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc |
| Thunder | SChc | SChc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | Chc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | SChc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | SChc | SChc |
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