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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kearney, Kearney Municipal Airport (KEAR)

Lat: 40.73°NLon: 99°WElev: 2133ft.

Mostly Cloudy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Jun 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Kearney NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Breezy.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear then
    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kearney NE
 40.71°N 99.08°W (Elev. 2192 ft)
1:31 pm CDT Jun 26, 2026
3pm CDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 2, 2026
 
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