The official National Weather Service forecast for Kearney — 40.6995°N, 99.0815°W, population 34,526, 3.8 miles from I-80.
| Buffalo County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 37 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 63 |
| Avg low °F | 15 | 17 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 25.5 |
1996–2025 normals for Buffalo County — the climate division Kearney sits in. All-time county record high 109.2°F (1954-07-12); record low -27.0°F (1989-12-22). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.