Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ogallala, Searle Field Airport (KOGA)

Lat: 41.12°NLon: 101.77°WElev: 3278ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 9 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 12:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Big Springs NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
Big Springs NE
 41.06°N 102.06°W
11:14 pm MDT Aug 1, 2025
1am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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