Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tuesday's Weather Thoughts

Today was hot by anyone’s yardstick with high anywhere from the lower 90’s to lower 100’s across Greater Nebraska. Fortunately, humidity levels were only moderately high so heat indices were not even higher.

Tonight will be uncomfortably warm and humid with lows in the upper 60’s to lower 70’s with mainly clear skies and a light southerly wind.

A cold front will cross the area during tomorrow morning, and it will begin to usher in somewhat cooler air as it slides south to central Kansas and stalls. Highs will be about 10 degrees cooler than today in the 80’s to perhaps lower 90’s, and there is a slight risk of a thunderstorm due to the proximity of the front.

This front will likely play a role in our weather for about the next week as it oscillates north and south across the region, so slight chances of thunderstorms will remain through the period, especially during the late afternoon and evening with the heating of the day. In addition, when the front passes to our north, it will open the door once again to hot weather. The best chances of that happening right now appears to be Friday and Saturday, and again Sunday and Monday when high reach into the 90’s, with a bit cooler temperatures Thursday and Sunday when the front lies to our south.

So overall a changeable period is ahead weather-wise with some hot days interrupted by a couple of cooler days.

Mike

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