Staying cool and dry before better rain chances late in the week
Other than an isolated storm or two out west near Kearney this morning, most of us will be dry and pleasant for this time of year this Thursday.
High temperatures will be hovering near 80° across southeast Nebraska after temperatures fell into the upper 50s in the early hours.
That means we continue the stretch of below average temperatures. Today specifically, most of us will be between five and 10 degrees below average.
High pressure has steered storms to stay in western Nebraska recently. Thursday evening will be a similar story with a few storms trying.
The severe season is attempting to wind down, with still some borderline severe risks into the end of the work week. With tonight, there’s a Marginal (Level 1 of 5) risk from North Platte and McCook west into the Panhandle.
For Friday, that risk expands to include more of central Nebraska toward Columbus. Lincoln is not included in that risk, although we are expecting rain especially Friday night into Saturday.
Stormcast shows some early chances on Friday mainly west of Lincoln before more widespread rain develops Friday night into Saturday morning. A cut-off low in the upper levels of the atmosphere is going to park nearby, keeping rain chances in the forecast into Saturday afternoon and even Sunday.
Many of us could see around 0.5 – 1″ of rain in eastern Nebraska, especially even from the first round into Saturday morning. Below is what just one model is saying, but some could locally see higher amounts if caught directly under these storms.
We’ll be watching that cut-off feature to see how long rain chances may linger somewhat into early next week.
Meteorologist Jessica Blum
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