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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

A hot Saturday is in store for all of western and north central Nebraska. Highs today reach the 90s across the region, and potentially the lower 100s across portions of southwest Nebraska. Our typical highs this time of year are around 85 degrees.