Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tekamah, Tekamah Municipal Airport (KTQE)

Lat: 41.77°NLon: 96.18°WElev: 1027ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Jul 4:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Oakland NE

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Oakland NE
 41.85°N 96.46°W (Elev. 1289 ft)
5:11 am CDT Jul 5, 2026
5am CDT Jul 5, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 11, 2026
 
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