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August 2026 Rainfall For Our 30-County Area: HIGHLY VARIABLE...But Most places 2.15-7.00" (roughly 2/3rds of our area above normal)

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Heat Advisory Through Saturday

Sept. 1-7: Projected to Be 3rd-Warmest On Record

Tonight will be dry, with lows in the mid 60s-70s. The holiday weekend will be hot, with highs in the 90s-low100s and heat index values in the mid 90s-low 100s. A heat advisory is in effect for portions of the area through Saturday. The chance of showers/thunderstorms return each evening.

Based on already-observed and upcoming forecast temperature data for Grand Island and Hastings airports, this first week of September (Sept. 1-7) is currently projected to be the overall 3RD-WARMEST ON RECORD...and the warmest since 1922! What a change from last year, when the first week of September 2025 was actually among the Top-10 coolest.