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 - Eppley Airfield (KOMA)

Lat: 41.31°NLon: 95.9°WElev: 978ft.

Mostly Cloudy

95°F

35°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1009.8 mb)
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	106°F (41°C)
Last update	4 Sep 6:52 pm CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Council Bluffs IA

Heat Advisory September 4, 07:34pm until September 5, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory September 4, 07:34pm until September 5, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Sat
Heat Advisory
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 99 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 94 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Labor Day
High: 94 °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 becoming south southeast around 6 mph.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 9 mph.

Labor Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 11 to 14 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. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 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 72. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.