A warm & humid day across Nebraska under partly sunny skies! High temperatures will range from 82° – 90° with dew points in the 60s & 70s! The evening hours will bring the HUMID feel to areas south of I-80.
Damaging winds up to 65-75+ mph will be possible with these storms Tuesday evening. Small/large hail could accompany storms also across SW Nebraska. *The bulk of the severe storms will stay west Lincoln. A few storms overnight could have some gusts near 40-45 mph.
5-7pm: Best chance for storms will be across SW Nebraska. 70+ mph winds & large hail will be associated with a few storms.
SW Nebraska could see hail up to golf balls with the first storms this evening.
8-10pm: Storms track SE, carrying strong winds & hail.
-The farther east you are, the least chance for rain/storms. Possibly some wind gusts near 40 mph as storms decay late Tuesday.
Early Wednesday: 2-5am, a few storms could occur along & south of I-80 including Lincoln & Omaha. A few storms could have gusty winds, lightning & heavy rain.
Rainfall potential through Wednesday morning brings higher totals up to 2″+ farther SW, with 0.25″-0.50″ across SE Nebraska.
A pleasant mid week with near average temperatures. A quick warm up is in store as we head into this weekend with potential for storms Saturday night. September could bring an active pattern & cooler air.
Meteorologist Houston Hall
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