Read the full article on KETV 7

Decent this evening around Omaha
Decent this evening around Omaha
JUST SO DRY NOW. VERY EASY FOR IT TO CATCH FIRE. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ARE PRETTY LIGHT. THE TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50S. I KNOW IT’S NOT LIKE MONDAY WHEN IT WAS 75, BUT STILL OKAY FOR BEING AND WORKING OUTSIDE. IF YOU’VE GOT SOME PLANS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL SUNSET THIS MORNING IT WAS COLD. 19 IN OMAHA, 12 IN HARLAN, 14 DENISON. AND IF YOUR CAR WAS OUTSIDE, YOU PROBABLY HAD TO SCRAPE OFF A LAYER OF FROST AS THE TEMPERATURE GOT DOWN BELOW WHAT THE DEW POINT WAS LATE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. SO THAT’S A BIG TEMPERATURE RISE FROM THAT TO 52 IN OMAHA THIS AFTERNOON SO FAR. AND OF COURSE, THE AVERAGE HIGH 37 DEGREES AND NO PRECIPITATION. NOW FOR THE YEAR WE’RE AT 0.92, WHICH IS A PRETTY GOOD MOISTURE. BUT WE’VE HAD ALMOST NOTHING FOR THE LAST MONTH. NOW THAT IS I-80 IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHWAY 370. THAT’S THE VIEW FROM OUR CAMERA AT H AND H KIA. TRAFFIC LOOKS GOOD ON I-80 52 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. THERE ARE SOME CLOUDS CREEPING IN FROM THE WEST NOW, AND THE WINDS ARE LIGHT. AS LUKE WAS MENTIONING. SOUTHWEST AT NINE MILES AN HOUR AT OMAHA, 50 MILFORD 49. FREMONT 50. COUNCIL BLUFFS, 51 DEGREES IN BELLEVUE. OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE THERE, 53 IN LINCOLN. MANY LOCATIONS RIGHT AROUND 50. AND WE’VE ALL HAD A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SOUTH BREEZE, BUT NOTHING VERY STRONG. AND THE RADAR IS PRETTY QUIET. MAYBE A LITTLE SOMETHING OUT TO THE NORTHWEST OF US HERE, AS CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO THICKEN UP AROUND NORFORK AND ALSO SOUTH OF THE METRO CASS COUNTY, NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY DOWN INTO OTOE COUNTY. THERE IS JUST A LITTLE RIPPLE IN THE JET STREAM KIND OF RIDING OUT OF THE ROCKIES. THAT WILL PROBABLY CREATE A FEW SPRINKLES, MAY OR MAY NOT REACH THE GROUND. THE LONGER TERM TREND IS STILL FOR ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HERE AND FOR THE EAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST. THE MID TO LATE PART OF THIS MONTH OF FEBRUARY. BUT ALSO THE OUTLOOK IS FOR WETTER THAN AVERAGE CONDITIONS HERE IN THE MIDWEST, HERE IN THE GREAT PLAINS AND ALSO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT’S A BIG CHANGE. AND THAT COULD BRING US RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES TONIGHT. NORTH OF OMAHA, THERE COULD BE JUST A SPRINKLE OR TWO, BUT THEN LOOKS LIKE IT’S GONE AND WE’RE BACK TO ANOTHER DRY AND MILD DAY FOR TOMORROW. SO LOW TEMPERATURE 33 KIND OF ISSUES AS FAR AS TRAVEL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE LIGHT SHOWER OFF TO THE NORTH OF OMAHA. STILL A FEW CLOUDS AT 8 A.M. BUT MILDER AT MIDDAY AND THEN 56 DEGREES AROUND 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON FOR WELL ABOVE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE. AND THEN 59 FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON FRIDAY, AND THEN 60 FOR VALENTINE’S DAY. OH, BOY. AND THEN 63, 65 AND 70. WHAT A STRETCH HERE. AND REALLY, FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, WE DON’T FORECAST ANY KIND OF SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL CHANCE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME
Advertisement
Decent this evening around Omaha with clouds on the increase.With a combined 50 years covering weather in Nebraska and Iowa, KETV NewsWatch 7 is Omaha’s Weather Leader. Led by Omaha’s Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, the award-winning team of Sean Everson, Caitlin Harvey and Luke Vickery are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.
Decent this evening around Omaha with clouds on the increase.
Advertisement
With a combined 50 years covering weather in Nebraska and Iowa, KETV NewsWatch 7 is Omaha’s Weather Leader. Led by Omaha’s Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, the award-winning team of Sean Everson, Caitlin Harvey and Luke Vickery are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.



