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 12:00 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Location	Sky & Wx	Tmp (°F)	DP (°F)	RH (%)	Wind (mph)	Pres (in)	Remarks

Grand Island, NE	PTSUNNY	84	71	65	N9	30.12R
Hastings, NE	MOSUNNY	84	70	62	NW5	30.12S
Ord, NE	CLOUDY	79	68	69	CALM	30.14R
Aurora, NE	PTSUNNY	85	72	65	CALM	30.11R	HX 90
Cambridge, NE	PTSUNNY	84	72	65	NE12G17	30.14R
Hebron, NE	MOSUNNY	84	71	64	W5	30.07F
Holdrege, NE	PTSUNNY	83	73	72	N12	30.18R
Kearney, NE	CLOUDY	85	69	58	NW12	30.16R
Lexington, NE	LGT RAIN	76	71	85	SE9	30.15F
York, NE	MOSUNNY	82	77	83	NW3	30.10R	HX 91
Albion, NE	CLOUDY	82	65	57	CALM	30.12R
Beatrice, NE	MOSUNNY	85	70	61	CALM	30.07R
Broken Bow, NE	LGT RAIN	78	57	48	S9	30.10F
Columbus, NE	MOSUNNY	82	70	66	NE5	30.10R
Lincoln, NE	MOSUNNY	83	70	64	CALM	30.07S
McCook, NE	MOSUNNY	83	68	60	NE13G21	30.16R
North Platte, NE	CLOUDY	78	68	71	E5	30.17R
O'Neil, NE	PTSUNNY	77	66	68	NE5	30.14R

Kansas Weather Roundup as of 12:00 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
Location	Sky & Wx	Tmp (°F)	DP (°F)	RH (%)	Wind (mph)	Pres (in)	Remarks

Concordia, KS	SUNNY	87	69	54	NW7	30.08S
Hays, KS	SUNNY	87	65	47	SE6	30.10F
Hill City, KS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Russell, KS	SUNNY	90	66	45	S10	30.07F

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

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