# HEADLINE
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EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Dangerously hot conditions for a third consecutive day, with afternoon and early evening heat index values reaching 105 to 115 degrees.
WHERE
Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska.
WHEN
Until 10 PM CDT this evening.
IMPACTS
Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
This will be the final day of extreme heat, with more typical levels of summer heat returning Tuesday.
ISSUED AT
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM CDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Hastings NE
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Nuckolls, Phelps, Sherman, Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Jewell, Kearney, Merrick, Mitchell, Nance, Osborne, Phillips, Polk, Rooks, Smith, Thayer, Valley, Webster, York
Including the cities of Central City, Polk, Deshler, Phillipsburg, Hollinger, Fullerton, Burr Oak, Mankato, Wolbach, Plainville, Kensington, Fairfield, Geneva, Arapahoe, Orleans, Bellaire, Campbell, Bostwick, Stockton, Superior, Greeley, Exeter, Johnson Lake, Nelson, Scotia, Osborne, Beloit, Litchfield, Osceola, Beaver City, Alma, Ord, Smith Center, Kearney, Clay Center, Genoa, Minden, Codell, Oxford, Ionia, Inavale, Spalding, Jewell, Gothenburg, Rosemont, Bladen, Downs, Sherman Reservoir, Hebron, Red Cloud, Sutton, Franklin, Fairmont, Loup City, Stromsburg, Grand Island, Aurora, Cambridge, Holdrege, Cozad, Hildreth, Edgar, Harvard, Hastings, Elwood, Blue Hill, St. Paul, Willow Island, York, Lexington, and Shelby