Areas of very light rain will continue to fall across southwest Nebraska through the early morning hours. Hourly rainfall rates of less than 5 hundredths of an inch can be expected.
Partly sunny. Chance of showers...thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers...thunderstorms until midnight...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Friday
Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers...thunderstorms until midnight...then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Record Report
Statement as of 5:05 PM CDT on July 23, 2008
... Daily record high temperature tied for July 23rd in Imperial...
The temperature reached 106 degrees at Imperial Municipal Airport Wednesday afternoon... which tied the daily record maximum temperature for July 23rd with that previously recorded in 1916.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:05 am CDT on July 24, 2008
... Severe weather impacts western Nebraska Wednesday evening...
Thunderstorms moved across western and north central Nebraska Wednesday evening. Quarter size hail and heavy rains accompanied the thunderstorms as they entered western Nebraska between 7 and 8 PM CDT. A cluster of storms over western Cherry and Grant counties quickly became severe as they moved east into moisture rich air. Two to three inches of rain fell in short periods of time with stronger storms. Thunderstorms exited north central and southwest Nebraska early Thursday morning.
The following is a summary of severe weather reports from western and north central Nebraska Wednesday evening. All times are central daylight time.