Emily’s First Alert Forecast - High fire danger ahead of rain chances
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Several wildfires have been reported Thursday with windy, dry and warm conditions... winds will remain quite gusty through the night. Even though Red Flag Warnings have expired, especially for active fires, fire danger remains very elevated. Winds are slow to calm down with gusts near 20mph by early Friday.
Friday brings more wind with gusts in the 25-35 mph range. That will help send the highs well into the 70s again.
With dry conditions, low humidity and strong wind the fire danger will be very Friday as well. Numerous burn bans are in place and any opening burning is a horrible idea. Fires could easily get out of control.
Rain chances are minimal in the short term with a small chance Saturday morning... this will likely bring less than .1″ for those that see showers. Best chances are W.
Rain chances increase Monday afternoon and Monday night... a few isolated t-storms are possible which could bring downpours. Total up to .5″ are possible.
Warm weather will continue through the weekend. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s are likely all weekend. Those are about 15 degrees above average.
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