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Heat Advisory HEAT ADVISORY - Boone  - Butler  - Colfax  - Madison  - Merrick  - Nance  - Platte  - Polk  - Stanton

Updated: @ 20-Jul-2026 1:50pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Dry Dry
Currently: 97.0°F, Max: 97.0°F, Min: 74.3°F 97.0°F
Warmer 1.6°F than last hour.

Danger Heat

Heat Idx: 109.3°F

24-hr difference
4.7°FWarmer 4.7°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 97.0°F
1:48pm 		94.5°F
3:39pm
Low: 74.3°F
6:31am 		70.8°F
6:50am
Wind from SSW SSW
8.4

Gust:
 8.0 mph
3 Bft - Gentle Breeze
Today: 18.0 mph 1:37pm
Month: 38.0 mph Jul 8
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 0.91 in
Season Total: 11.76 in
3 rain days in Jul.
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 49 % Decreased 9.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 74.7°F Decreased 3.6°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.711 inHg Falling 0.01 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 6:12am
Sunset: 9:00pm
Moonrise: 1:25pm
Moonset: 11:45pm
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 6 days in cycle
43%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   8.8     Very High 
High: 8.9 @ 1:31pm
1166 W/m2 (94 %)
High: 1172 @  1:41pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon&Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Slight Chance
T-storms


Hi 101 °F		 NWS forecast: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
 
Tonight

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms


Lo 71 °F		 NWS forecast: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.