Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 27 Jul 8:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Elkhorn NE

Extreme Heat Warning July 27, 08:28am until July 27, 10:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning July 27, 08:28am until July 27, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Mon

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke after 9pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 5 to 7 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 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 91 °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

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 114. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy smoke after 9pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 5 to 7 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 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. 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
 41.3°N 96.25°W (Elev. 1230 ft)
7:36 am CDT Jul 27, 2026
8am CDT Jul 27, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 2, 2026
 
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