Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA)

Lat: 41.41°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1325ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 26 Aug 12:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bennington NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light northwest wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Bennington NE
 41.37°N 96.17°W (Elev. 1191 ft)
1:05 am CDT Aug 26, 2026
1am CDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 1, 2026
 
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