Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Wahoo (KAHQ)

Lat: 41.24°NLon: 96.59°WElev: 1224ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 1 Aug 6:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Wahoo NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light south southeast  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Wahoo NE
 41.19°N 96.63°W (Elev. 1220 ft)
5:31 pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
7pm CDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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