Mostly Sunny Skies and Cooler for Husker Home Opener
Forecast:
Perfect football weather ahead in the Capital City on Saturday as the Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Akron Zips at 6:30 p.m. for the first home game of the season! High temperatures on Saturday will be in the lower 70s with mostly sunny skies. Clear skies for kickoff and winds out of the north-northwest between 5 and 10 miles per hour. Go Big Red!
High temperatures across southeast Nebraska on Saturday will be in the lower 70s. Mostly sunny skies and a light breeze out of the north-northwest.
Cooler temperatures again this evening with overnight lows falling into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Mostly clear skies tonight with a north-northeast wind between 5 and 10 miles per hour.
In Lincoln, we see mostly clear skies and low temperatures this evening falling into the upper 40s. A Husker jacket will be a good for any post-game plans this evening.
High temperatures on Sunday remain below average in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds shift to be out of the southeast, bringing warmer air to southeast Nebraska and mostly sunny skies.
Mostly sunny skies for Sunday in Lincoln with high temperatures in the mid-70s and a southeasterly wind between 5 and 10 miles per hour.
Chances for rain enter the forecast for the start of the work week after a cool and dry weekend.
High temperatures continue to climb heading into the work week, with chances for showers and thunderstorms on Monday in the Capital City. Highs reach the lower 80s by Tuesday with mostly sunny skies before we see small chances for rain again on Friday. Increased cloud cover heading into next weekend, with temperatures remaining near average in the lower 80s.
Storm Alert Team Meteorologist
Dominic Ferraro
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