Hottest day of the week before late storms across Nebraska

The very warm, hazy weekend will be capped off with an even hotter day this Monday.

Afternoon temperatures will be warming to the lower 90s as southerly winds increase. Little more humidity will be noticeable but also tolerable today for little to no difference in any sort of heat index.

A cold front will make a journey through Nebraska this Monday so that by the early evening, storms will start to form along it in central Nebraska. Those storms will continue to move through central and eventually eastern Nebraska by late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.

Severe weather will be possible with these storms. A Slight (Level 2 of 5) risk now covers most of the state and leads right up to Lincoln. Lincoln is on the edge of where storms are expected to weaken early Tuesday morning past midnight.

There will be an isolated tornado threat especially early on in the event as storms are developing first in central Nebraska.

Large hail will be a possibility, too, mostly early on.

Then this event is likely to turn to more of a wind threat as the night progresses.

These thunderstorms should make for efficient rainfall. Even more rain moves in on Tuesday to make for a widespread rain event through Tuesday night with potential rainfall totals below.

Talking this much rain, there may be some mainly localized areas that could see flooding within the yellow shaded region below:

The Medium risk (yellow) of excessive rainfall usually means scattered flash floods will be possible.

Rain and cloud cover Tuesday will keep the day almost 30 degrees (!) cooler than Monday with a high in the 60s.

After a calmer and dry day by Wednesday, smaller chances at rain will be in the forecast for the end of this week.

Meteorologist Jessica Blum 
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