Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Nebraska Weather Roundup as of 3:00 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Location	Sky & Wx	Tmp (°F)	DP (°F)	RH (%)	Wind (mph)	Pres (in)	Remarks

Grand Island, NE	PTSUNNY	85	74	69	SE13	29.92F	HX 92
Hastings, NE	PTSUNNY	87	73	62	S12	29.91F	HX 94
Ord, NE	CLOUDY	84	78	82	SE12	29.88F	HX 95
Aurora, NE	PTSUNNY	85	75	72	SE12G18	29.92F	HX 94
Cambridge, NE	MOSUNNY	91	72	52	CALM	29.90F	HX 98
Hebron, NE	PTSUNNY	83	73	71	S9	29.90F
Holdrege, NE	MOSUNNY	86	76	72	SE5	29.91F	HX 96
Kearney, NE	MOSUNNY	88	73	61	S10	29.91F	HX 95
Lexington, NE	MOSUNNY	84	74	72	S7	29.92F	HX 91
York, NE	CLOUDY	86	77	74	S9G17	29.92F	HX 97
Albion, NE	PTSUNNY	82	74	78	SE15	29.92F
Beatrice, NE	PTSUNNY	86	74	66	S13G20	29.91F	HX 93
Broken Bow, NE	PTSUNNY	83	73	72	SE13	29.91F
Columbus, NE	CLOUDY	79	75	89	E14	29.93F
Lincoln, NE	PTSUNNY	85	75	72	SE12	29.92F	HX 93
McCook, NE	MOSUNNY	94	68	42	SE12G18	29.91F	HX 98
North Platte, NE	MOSUNNY	90	73	57	S10	29.90F	HX 98
O'Neil, NE	CLOUDY	85	72	65	SE14G23	29.90F	HX 90

Kansas Weather Roundup as of 3:00 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026
Location	Sky & Wx	Tmp (°F)	DP (°F)	RH (%)	Wind (mph)	Pres (in)	Remarks

Concordia, KS	PTSUNNY	82	73	74	S9	29.91S
Hays, KS	MOSUNNY	95	67	39	S10	29.90F	HX 99
Hill City, KS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Russell, KS	PTSUNNY	94	70	45	S13	29.89F	HX 100

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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

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