Heat begins to return as we round out the month of June.

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Temperatures start to come up a little today, but for the most part, it’ll be another nice late June day. A few clouds around early will give way to mostly sunny skies. Winds will increase out of the south up to 10 to 20 mph. That will help boost high temperatures into the 80s with the warmest upper 80s in the northwest. Winds will lighten up a little tonight and skies will be mostly clear as lows drop into the mid to upper 50s and lower 60s. South southwest winds will pick back up again on Tuesday under mainly sunny skies. The heat starts to crank up a bit more with highs from the upper 80s southeast to the mid 90s west. It’ll remain a bit breezy and mostly clear Tuesday night with lows mostly in the 60s.

Winds are going to be much stronger on Wednesday out the south, which will really help the heat build in. With south winds of 15 to 30 mph with some gusts to 40 mph, highs will reach the mid to upper 90s and lower 100s with the hottest temperatures in the west. Thursday will still be breezy and hot for most as a cold front moves in from the northwest. Highs will range from around upper 80s northwest to the 100° south. Much cooler temperatures will follow for the first few days of July. On Friday, they’ll mostly be in the low to mid 80s. Expect widespread 80s with a few lower 90s out west on Saturday. On Sunday, we’ll see mid to upper 80s and lower 90s. Expect most places to be back into the 90s on Independence Day (Monday).

As for rain chances, the next chance will come late Thursday or Thursday night with the cold front passes through. There may be some more chances Friday and Saturday, mainly in the evening and overnight. That said, these chances don’t look overly promising. We may see another chance around Independence Day itself.

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