Finally some rain; 90° streak comes to an end

It is a welcome sight on radar Monday morning.  Rain.  While not a lot, any rain is a beneficial for many.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible through the morning and early afternoon.  I think we will get a window of dry time for southeast Nebraska late afternoon through early evening.  Rain is expected to develop late Monday evening north of I-80.  The line of rain, with embedded thunderstorms, will move southeast during the overnight hours, moving out of the Channel 8 viewing area by sunrise Tuesday.

Skies will remain mainly cloudy Monday.  This will help keep temperatures cooler than we have experienced over the last week.  Highs will widely range from the low 80°s to lower 90°s.  The warmest spots should along and south of a line from Hastings to Hebron.

Today’s forecast high for Lincoln is 84°.  This will end the streak of 90° days at six.

DRIEST AUGUST ON RECORD

This has been an extremely dry start to August.  Through the first 14 days of the month the Lincoln airport has only recorded a trace of precipitation.  That makes this the driest August (to date) since records began in 1887.

Lincoln should be able to get a few hundredths of rain in the rain gauge at the airport today.  Assuming that happens, this will end another streak.  The city has not had any measurable precipitation for 19 consecutive days.

PATTERN CHANGE

For over a week we have been advertising a pattern change coming this week.  Temperatures are expected to remain below normal for the work week and the upcoming weekend.  Highs will be in the 70°s to 80°s below the normal high of 88°.  There are signs of temperatures climbing back to normal levels (88° – Lincoln) as we get towards the end of the month.

– Chief Meteorologist John Dissauer