Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Nebraska Weather Roundup as of 1:00 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Location	Sky & Wx	Tmp (°F)	DP (°F)	RH (%)	Wind (mph)	Pres (in)	Remarks

Grand Island, NE	CLOUDY	82	70	66	N9	30.14R
Hastings, NE	CLOUDY	86	70	58	NW9	30.14R	HX 90
Ord, NE	PTSUNNY	82	66	58	CALM	30.11F
Aurora, NE	CLOUDY	83	71	66	NW5	30.13R
Cambridge, NE	PTSUNNY	82	70	65	NE8	30.13S
Hebron, NE	MOSUNNY	87	71	58	NW5	30.08S	HX 93
Holdrege, NE	PTSUNNY	82	71	68	E3	30.12F
Kearney, NE	CLOUDY	81	71	71	NE8	30.14F
Lexington, NE	CLOUDY	79	70	74	NW8	30.18R
York, NE	CLOUDY	82	75	78	NW8	30.11R
Albion, NE	CLOUDY	81	67	63	N3	30.15R
Beatrice, NE	MOSUNNY	87	72	60	CALM	30.07R	HX 93
Broken Bow, NE	CLOUDY	72	66	81	NE7	30.14R
Columbus, NE	CLOUDY	81	70	69	CALM	30.11R
Lincoln, NE	PTSUNNY	87	71	58	E5	30.07S	HX 93
McCook, NE	PTSUNNY	80	68	66	N16	30.19R
North Platte, NE	PTSUNNY	81	65	58	E13	30.17S
O'Neil, NE	MOSUNNY	81	65	58	E5	30.13F

Kansas Weather Roundup as of 1:00 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Location	Sky & Wx	Tmp (°F)	DP (°F)	RH (%)	Wind (mph)	Pres (in)	Remarks

Concordia, KS	MOSUNNY	91	68	46	VRB5	30.07F	HX 95
Hays, KS	SUNNY	91	65	41	S7	30.08F
Hill City, KS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Russell, KS	SUNNY	91	65	41	S5	30.06F

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Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

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