Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.93 in (1012.1 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 5 Sep 7:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Seward NE

Heat Advisory September 5, 08:11am until September 5, 07:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory September 5, 08:11am until September 5, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sat

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 95. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Seward NE
 40.92°N 97.09°W (Elev. 1480 ft)
7:56 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
8am CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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