Peak of the heat this week is here; hottest of 2025 so far with a bit more humidity
Now it is truly starting to feel like June with the very warm temperatures, more bugs and more humidity in store for us.
The hottest day of 2025 so far is in the forecast for Lincoln with temperatures climbing to the middle 90s.
There will be a bit more humidity today, too, especially in the late morning hours.
Southerly winds will be on the breezy side to help with some more air movement on our hottest day yet.
It’ll be toasty across much of Nebraska by the peak of the heat during the afternoon Wednesday.
The National Weather Service HeatRisk product is in the “Moderate” category across the southeast half of the state as we experience our first hotter day toward summer.
The “Moderate” category means this heat is fairly common. The HeatRisk takes into account:
- How unusual the heat is for this time of year
- The duration of the heat (both daytime and nighttime temperatures)
- If those temperatures pose an elevated risk of heat-related impacts
The best chance for a stronger storm or two this afternoon and evening is in northeast Nebraska toward Iowa. A Marginal (Level 1 of 5) risk is in place for the threat of some hail up to quarters and damaging wind up to about 60 mph.
A stationary front through northern Nebraska will attempt to form a couple storms over northeast Nebraska then back into north-central and western Nebraska, weakening after sunset. Here’s the latest Stormcast timing of those storms through Wednesday night:
Both Thursday and Friday also have a risk for severe weather, mainly west of southeast Nebraska all together.
Meanwhile, we’ll keep very warm temperatures (upper 80s/lower 90s) in the forecast for a while until maybe some better chances for storms early next week drop temperatures just a little bit more.
Meteorologist Jessica Blum
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