A dangerous combination of heat and humidity is expected Wednesday. Take it easy when outside and stay hydrated. Check on your older friends, neighbors, and family members to make sure they are staying cool and safe.
Wednesday will be mostly sunny and breezy, leaving no cloud cover to prevent the heat like recent days. We may see a few isolated rain showers near Norfolk, NE around sunrise. Otherwise, it will be a sunny start to the day, in the mid 70s. Temperatures will quickly jump into the mid 90s, and thanks to the high humidity, it will make it feel closer to 107 in Omaha.
For those hosting outdoor sports and band practices, the Wet-Bulb Globe Temp will be around 86-88º for the afternoon and early evening. The wet-bulb temperature is a better measure for heat stress than heat index. Recommended practices are to not last for more than 1 hour, and rest breaks are required, according to NSAA.
A few spotty showers and storms will start to push into areas northwest of Omaha heading into Wednesday evening as a cold front approaches the area. A couple of these storms could be strong to severe. The storms will push farther southeast towards the metro Wednesday night, but they will be weakening as we go later into the night. They will push southeast of I-80 overnight.
Some of the rain will continue into Thursday morning as the cold front passes through. Another round of showers and storms will develop in the afternoon and last through Thursday evening. Thanks to the clouds and rain around Omaha, highs will only be in the mid 80s.
Friday could come with a few leftover spotty pockets of rain, but more of us will be dry. It will be partly cloudy with upper 80s.
The weekend is looking mostly sunny, hot and humid. Saturday will be in the low 90s with a mix of sun and clouds. Sunday will be mostly sunny with mid to upper 90s. The heat index could be higher than 105 in the afternoon.
Next week likely starts out hot, with upper 90s on Monday, followed by a drop into either the upper 80s or low 90s, depending on the arrival of a cold front and storms by Tuesday.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly Sunny
Breezy
Storms Late
High: 96
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly Cloudy
Scattered Storms
Low: 72
THURSDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Rain and Storms
High: 85
FRIDAY
Partly Cloudy
Isolated Rain
High: 86
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