Another warm stretch in the near future

After a seven-day streak of high temperatures being above average, we broke that streak on Saturday afternoon. High temperatures were in the upper-30s to low-40s for most with lots of sunshine. Although it was cooler, it was considerably less breezy.

Clouds reenter the picture on Saturday evening. In fact, I anticipate that we’ll be mostly cloudy for a good chunk of the evening hours. As a result, temperatures likely won’t cool all too much at first. However, we do expect clearing in the overnight hours. After that happens, temperatures will cool at a faster rate. We’re forecasting a low near 12° on Sunday morning in Lincoln.

Sunday features mostly sunny skies. We’re looking at another cool day, with highs in the middle-30s in Lincoln. That said, there will be an east to west temperature gradient setting up. Temperatures will likely reach the low to mid-40s closer to the Tri-Cities and have a hard time reaching the low-30s near Omaha.

We turn warmer on Monday and Tuesday. It should be nice on Valentine’s Day, and even nicer on Tuesday with temperatures near 60° possible! Clouds also increase on Tuesday in advance of our next storm system. That will push a cold front through the area late Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. That will drop highs starting Wednesday.

Some guidance has suggested the potential for rain transitioning to snow on late Wednesday. I have a gut feeling that most, if not all, precipitation will fall to our east. So while we’re mentioning the *chance* for precipitation, I have a feeling most of the precipitation will miss us.

Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

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