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Windy and warm day brings fire danger risks

Tuesday is marked with the warmest temperatures of the week, but paired with dry conditions and gusty winds, it creates a red flag warning
Paige's 2-17 Morning Forecast
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3 THINGS TO KNOW

  • Record highs possible again today
  • Windy with Red Flag Warning
  • A few isolated rain showers possible this week

FORECAST

Waking up Tuesday to some more pleasant temperatures might give you a hint as to what to expect this afternoon!

Tuesday will be even warmer, and it does get pretty windy out, with gusts around 35 mph. Skies will be partly sunny with highs in the middle 70s. Omaha's record is 75, set in 2017, so once again we have another chance at beating some records!

Due to high winds and dry air less than 25% relative humidity, hold off on burning anything outdoors. The ingredients are there, and a Red Flag Warning has been issued for areas in central and near eastern Nebraska.

Heading into Tuesday evening, a cold front could pop up a few isolated thunderstorms, but a lot of us will stay dry. The best place to see this rain will be east of Omaha.

It will be a little cooler out on Wednesday, but still very mild for February, and we could be up near some record highs again, depending on how much cool air moves into the region. It will be mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid 60s. The record is 70.

We start to get into chances for rain on Thursday. As even cooler air moves into the region, some snow could try and mix in with the rain north of Omaha. It stays breezy with highs in the mid 40s Thursday, dropping in the upper 30s on Friday.

This weekend should be mostly dry, but it will be cooler and closer to average with highs near 40. The average high by February 20th is around 41 degrees.

TUESDAY

Mostly Sunny

Warm & Windy

High: 75

Wind: S 25-35

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly Cloudy

Warm

Low: 43

Wind: S 7-15

WEDNESDAY
Mostly Sunny

Pleasant

High: 65

Wind: SW 15-20

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