Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory until September 5, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.91 in
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	86°F (30°C)
Last update	4 Sep 11:15 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Ralston NE

Heat Advisory September 4, 11:32pm until September 5, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 4, 11:32pm until September 5, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Sat
Heat Advisory
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Labor Day
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 77 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 98 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. Light east southeast wind.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Labor Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light east northeast wind.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.