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Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed S 12 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 20 Apr 5:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Richfield NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Richfield NE
 41.11°N 96.08°W (Elev. 1201 ft)
Last Update:
5:21 pm CDT Apr 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 27, 2026
 
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