Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ord, Evelyn Sharp Field Airport (KODX)

Lat: 41.62°NLon: 98.95°WElev: 2070ft.

Overcast

74°F

23°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed E 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Loup City NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am.  Low around 66. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Low around 66. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Breezy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Loup City NE
 41.28°N 98.99°W (Elev. 2080 ft)
11:21 am CDT Jul 30, 2026
12pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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