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 >

Current conditions at

Ainsworth Regional Airport (KANW)

Lat: 42.57°NLon: 100°WElev: 2579ft.

Partly Cloudy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 6:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Bassett NE

Severe T-storm Watch until July 30, 09:00pm
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    Severe T-storm Watch until July 30, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 63 °F

    Heavy Rain
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Breezy.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 63. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Bassett NE
 42.58°N 99.57°W
1:52 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
6pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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