Severe Weather for Northeast Southeastward into the Southern Plains; Flooding in the Upper Great Lakes

Severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to Texas through the night and for the Central/Southern Plains on Friday. Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing in the Upper Great Lakes, and expected to continue through the weekend. Fire weather concerns persist in the Plains and the mid-Atlantic. There is late-season snow over the Northern/Central Rockies and the Northern Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lincoln, Lincoln Municipal Airport (KLNK)

Lat: 40.83°NLon: 96.76°WElev: 1214ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 29.68 in (1004.4 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 16 Apr 7:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Staplehurst NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then
    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 53 by 5pm. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 25 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 53 by 5pm. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 25 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Staplehurst NE
 40.96°N 97.18°W (Elev. 1539 ft)
7:35 pm CDT Apr 16, 2026
8pm CDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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