Brandon Rector

Each day will be a little bit warmer than the day before Tuesday through Friday. It will also be humid with periodic chances of rain.

The week will start with a potential top 10/11 day with mild temperatures and comfortable dew points. This is going to be really nice considering what we could have at the beginning of August. Don’t get used to the pleasant conditions though as temperatures should warm up through the week.

August will begin where July left off in the temperature department. The last few days of July featured below average temperatures. It looks like the first week of August should be more of the same.

Showers and thunderstorms will be likely Wednesday and Thursday. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible in the western third of Nebraska. There is potential for flash flooding in parts of Southeast Nebraska and Northeast Kansas.

High pressure will slide to the east today which means winds from the south. That will lead to warmer temperatures versus yesterday.

Showers should remain possible this morning in Southeast Nebraska, but the chance will decrease hour by hour. Monday afternoon through Tuesday looks to be dry before the chance of rain returns Wednesday.

An upper level ridge should remain in place keeping our above average temperatures around through the end of the week. With south-southeast winds expected Friday and this weekend, that will likely help keep our dew points in the 70s. This means heat index values between 95 and 105 are possible each day through Sunday.

A cold front and upper level disturbance will move across the area tonight into Saturday morning. This will bring us a good chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats. A few isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out.

An upper level disturbance will move through the region again tonight. The best chance of showers and thunderstorms looks to be in Central and Western Nebraska. Some storms could be severe.

Hot and humid weather along with an approaching cold front could lead to severe thunderstorms on Wednesday.

Hot and humid conditions are expected for the next couple of days before a cold front arrives which could cool it down a bit for the second half of the week.

Very warm temperatures and humid conditions are expected this holiday weekend. There is also a small chance of showers and thunderstorms.

The weather pattern looks to remain the same for the Fourth of July holiday weekend and most of next week