Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Mostly Cloudy

52°F

11°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	NW 17 G 29 mph
Barometer	30.19 in (1024.2 mb)
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	19 May 11:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Niobrara NE

Frost Advisory May 20, 01:00am until May 20, 08:00am

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Frost Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Frost
Wednesday
High: 63 °F
Patchy Frost
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 68 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 65 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 44 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Memorial Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.