Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
640 AWUS83 KGID 201104 RWSGID KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 202315- Weather Summary for Portions of the Central Plains National Weather Service Hastings NE 603 AM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Although we weather types have considered it the summer season since June 1st...today marks the official start to astronomical summer for all the rest of you out there...and our weather forecast follows suit. In the wake of a cooler and less humid day yesterday...southerly breezes eventually gusting as high as 20 to 30 MPH will bring increased heat and humidity today...with high temperatures this afternoon ranging from the low to mid 80s in most of our Nebraska coverage area...to the upper 80s to around 90 degrees near and especially south of the Kansas border. However...before we get to the afternoon warmth and eventually at least partly sunny skies...we will need to get through a very cloudy...and in spots...rainy and even a touch foggy start to the day. Although not all places will see rain this morning...at least spotty showers and a few thunderstorms could occur almost anywhere. While dry weather should prevail pretty much area-wide this afternoon into tonight...it is possible that a few thunderstorms could try brushing into a few of our far northern counties...such as Valley and Greeley...at some point tonight. This same general part of our northern coverage area could stand a slightly better chance of thunderstorms Friday evening...but the primary threat for potential severe storms these next few nights will focus outside our coverage area to the north and northwest...within northern and western Nebraska and up into South Dakota. Briefly peeking ahead to the weather for this weekend...Saturday and Sunday look mainly dry and plenty warm...but not overly-hot...with highs topping out mainly upper 80s to mid 90s. $$