National Weather Service Forecast for: Kearney NE
Issued by: National Weather Service Hastings, NE
Updated: 2:42 pm CDT Jul 4, 2025
 
Independence
Day
Independence Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Scattered
T-storms and
Breezy
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Heavy Rain
then
Scattered
T-storms
 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Chance
T-storms

 Monday

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Chance
T-storms

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Hi 83 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 87 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 65 °F Hi 87 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Independence Day
 
 Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 89.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Kearney NE.