The dangerous heat and humidity continue today. If you have to be outside, take it easy and stay hydrated. Continue to check on your older neighbors, friends, and family members to make sure they are staying cool and safe. Remember, heat is normally the number one weather-related killer in the country each year.
Today will be the last hot and humid day of this stretch of heat. Most neighborhoods along and south of I-80 will make it into the low to mid 90s. The humidity will make Omaha feel closer to 107 by the end of the afternoon. Thanks to a cold front moving in from the northwest, northeast Nebraska will likely only make it into the 80s today.
Late this evening, around 7 or 8, a few spotty storms will start to pop up, mainly northwest of Omaha. A larger cluster of storms will move into eastern Nebraska from the west closer to midnight, likely reaching the metro closer to 2 in the morning, give or take an hour. Some of these storms could reach severe levels. Damaging wind will be the most likely problem, which could cause power outages. A handful of neighborhoods could see a few inches of rain, making some brief flash flooding also possible until the drainage system catches up. The storms will weaken into Wednesday morning as they spread to areas farther southeast.
By the Wednesday morning commute, there will still be some a number of scattered showers around. The bulk of the rain will be in the first half of the day, but there will still be some hit and miss leftover showers around in the afternoon. While still humid, highs will only be in the upper 70s with mostly cloudy skies.
The humidity will start to fall more Thursday, but you'll probably still notice it. We stay cooler with upper 70s and a lot of clouds.
Friday brings a mix of sun and clouds, but we stay in the upper 70s.
We stay about 10 degrees below average Saturday as the upper 70s continue with some sunshine.
Sunday and Monday will be in the low 80s with at least a small chance for rain.
TUESDAY
Mostly Sunny
Humid
High: 95
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly Cloudy
Strong Storms
Low: 70
WEDNESDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Rain & Storms
High: 78
THURSDAY
Partly Cloudy
Not as Humid
High: 78
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