An excessive heat watch is in effect for the Omaha metro, as dangerous heat and humidity will be in the region this weekend through early next week. Heat indices will be above 100 for more than 8 hours of the day.
Also, with higher humidity, it's harder to cool off overnight, so we will only drop into the low to mid 70s during the next few mornings.
Forecast: A few spotty showers can't be ruled out early Saturday morning, especially in western Iowa, but most of us will stay dry. This rain chance is best between 5-10 a.m.
Saturday looks hot and humid! For the Heartland Pride parade in Omaha, it will already be in the mid 80s at 10 in the morning. It stays mostly sunny in the afternoon as we heat up into the mid 90s. The heat index will be closer to 105 in the late afternoon.
The heat gets even worse on Sunday with a high near 100, and the humidity making it feel closer to 110 in some areas. It will be a little breezy at times, but the extra wind probably won't make it feel much better. Any rain should stay around the Midwest should stay to our north, just outside of the region.
Monday will also be hot, but is expected to be the final day of the heat wave. We'll once again reach the upper 90s with heat indices from 105 to 110, and a mostly sunny sky.
By Monday evening, a cold front will begin moving through the region, and could kick off scattered thunderstorms, which would continue to move from north to south after sunset, clearing out before sunrise on Tuesday.
More importantly, cooler and less humid air will move into the region, dropping temperatures into the mid 80s on Tuesday.
The cool-down will continue into the middle of next week, with highs in the low to mid 80s with sunshine on Wednesday and Thursday
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly Cloudy
Warm & Muggy
Low: 72
SATURDAY
Mostly Sunny
Spotty AM Showers
Hot & Humid
High: 96
Heat index: 106
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly Clear
Warm & Muggy
Low: 75
SUNDAY
Mostly Sunny
Hot, Humid and Breezy
High: 100
Heat index: 108
MONDAY
Partly Sunny
Hot, Humid and Breezy
Late Evening Storms
High: 98
Heat index: 105
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