Tuesday's Weather Thoughts

A rainy and stormy 36 hours is on tap for Greater Nebraska.

An area of low pressure developing over southeastern Colorado will move slowly east-southeastward over the next couple of days. A broad southeasterly flow of moisture from off of the Gulf of Mexico riding northward into Greater Nebraska will cause showers and thunderstorms to develop tonight, and become more numerous after midnight and then continue through the day tomorrow. Lows tonight will fall into the lower 50’s, and highs tomorrow will only reach the upper 50’s with breezy conditions.

Some of the storms especially later tonight through tomorrow morning could be strong to locally severe, and some heavy rainfall is likely which may produce localized flooding. Anywhere from one-half to two plus inches of rain is expected by the time the activity tapers off Thursday afternoon.

Friday is looking nice and pleasant with sunshine and highs in the middle 70’s. The weekend is still looking summerlike with sunshine and temperature into the lower to perhaps middle 80’s. However, new weather systems have the opportunity to produce more showers and storms, and some of these could be severe. However, the timing of these systems is still in question so please stay tuned to News 2 for updates through the week. Also, check back for updates on the current storm situation.

Mike