Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI)

Lat: 40.96° N Lon: 98.31° W Elev: 1844 ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 8:53 am CDT
Detailed forecast for

Howard County

Today
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the morning then becoming light.
Tonight
Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then sunny with slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Thursday Night
Clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.



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