Extreme Heat and Severe Thunderstorms Today

Extreme heat continues today from the central Plains to the lower Mississippi River Valley, over southeast Montana, and from southern California into the Southwest Deserts. Extreme Heat Warnings remain in effect. Severe thunderstorms capable of strong to severe wind gusts and large hail are possible across the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley today into tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Fair

93°F

34°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 27 Jul 12:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Elkhorn NE

Extreme Heat Warning July 27, 12:51pm until July 27, 10:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning July 27, 12:51pm until July 27, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Mon

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke after 9pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 114. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke after 9pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elkhorn NE
 41.28°N 96.25°W (Elev. 1220 ft)
7:36 am CDT Jul 27, 2026
12pm CDT Jul 27, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 2, 2026
 
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