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

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI)

Lat: 40.96°NLon: 98.31°WElev: 1844ft.

Mostly Cloudy

64°F

18°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	S 16 G 26 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 May 7:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Grand Island NE

Today
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 91 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 85 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 56 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Monday
High: 79 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy.

Monday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.