6 First Alert Forecast - Warm and dry fall weather this week
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Spotty morning showers gave way to sunshine and warmer conditions this afternoon. High temperatures topped out in the upper 70s around the metro, to the low 80s in the Lincoln area. A few isolated thunderstorms cropped up by late afternoon across far southern Iowa and Nebraska giving a lucky few a quick downpour. Those storms should drop south out of the area by 6pm or so. A steady north breeze at 10 to 20mph will stick around through sunset, but should become much lighter for the later evening hours. Temperatures should cool quickly into the 60s after sunset, dropping back into the 50s later tonight.
After another cool morning, temperatures will quickly warm for Wednesday. We should start near 50 degrees, but with nearly full sunshine all day we should see temperatures back into the low and mid-70s by Noon. Afternoon highs will top out in the low 80s for most of the area, putting us several degrees above average for this time of year.
The warm and dry forecast will stick with us through the rest of the week. Highs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday should top out in the low 80s for much of the area. Clouds drifting our way from what will be Hurricane Helene could shave off a couple degrees for Sunday, but any moisture will stay well east and south of our area. The warmth continues into next week with highs still in the 80s on Monday!
There are some signs of a brief cool down by Tuesday, but it doesn’t appear we will stay cool all that long. Despite the cool down, the forecast remains dry through at least the first few days of October, potentially meaning we could be on track of the driest September on record.
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