Monday's Weather Thoughts

It was a bit cooler today compared to Sunday across Greater Nebraska, but also a bit more humid so still a bit uncomfortable. Even warmer air is trying to move northward into the region, and this will make Tuesday a very hot day, but first we will likely need to get through some thunderstorms tonight.

A warm front currently extending from the Nebraska Panhandle southward into southwestern Nebraska, then southeastward into Kansas, is moving northeastward bringing some warmer and more humid air with it. Another front is located south of there across Kansas, and yet another boundary, a trough, is located over eastern Colorado. Each of the boundaries is capable is setting off thunderstorms, and the atmosphere is primed for any thunderstorms to turn severe with large hail being the primary threat, though damaging winds and even an isolated tornado are possible. Any activity that does develop will move eastward, and we can look for partly cloudy skies later tonight with lows in the 60’s.

The warm front will be to our north and east by tomorrow morning, and this will allow a southwesterly flow of some very hot and humid air to flow northward into the area. Highs tomorrow afternoon with sunshine and an afternoon breeze will climb into the middle 90’s to near 100, and some locations could cross the century mark, so a very hot day is on tap for Tuesday.

The front will come southward as a cold front during Wednesday, then stall to our south on Thursday. Wednesday will still be quite warm with highs near 90, while Thursday will be a bit cooler with highs in the middle 80’s. Some isolated thunderstorms are also possible due to the proximity of the front.

The front will come northward as a warm front once again during Friday, and hotter temperatures are likely for Friday through the weekend with highs near or over 90, though Sunday could be a bit cooler with a bit more clouds due to a cold front staying just to our north.

Stay tuned to News 2 and log into KNOPNEWS2.COM and go to our WeatherActive radar feature to track any storms, and keep up with the latest forecasts for the hot weather.

Mike