Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	64°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	2 Aug 10:15 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Waterloo NE

Today
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 69 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 78 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 60 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light east southeast wind.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 62. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.