Impact weather Thursday, strong wind, fire danger in Omaha area

SO THERE IS A LOT OF WEATHER TO TALK ABOUT IN THE COMING DAYS. SO HERE’S WHAT WE CAN PLAN FOR TODAY. WE’VE GOT IMPACT WEATHER. THE WIND IS GOING TO RAMP UP TEMPERATURES CLIMBING CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. WE’VE GOT FIRE DANGER. AND THEN THE WIND GOING TO KEEP UP TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE GUSTS 50 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. A COOLER QUIET STRETCH AS WE HEAD FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THEN SUNDAY. REALLY KEEPING OUR EYES ON VERY WINDY. POTENTIAL FOR 50 PLUS MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS, FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND THAT’S ALL WITH A CHANCE FOR A MIX AND SNOW. SO COULD BE A BIG IMPACT DAY TO TRAVEL ACROSS PARTS OF OUR AREA. SO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THAT. BUT FIRST OFF, TODAY WE’VE GOT THE RED FLAG WARNING AREA WIDE NOON TO 9 P.M. THE COMBINATION OF DRY, WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS AVOID ANY TYPE OF BURNING. AND THEN TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET, HIGH WIND WARNING NORTH OF THE OMAHA METRO THE I-80 CORRIDOR POTENTIALLY SEE GUSTS 50 TO 60MPH ALONG I-80 U C OMAHA. HERE IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, MAYBE A COUPLE HOURS. WE COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE GUSTS 50 PLUS MILES PER HOUR. SO GET READY FOR THE WIND. AS YOU SEE HERE. FORECAST WIND GUSTS BY NOON TODAY UP AROUND 40MPH THIS AFTERNOON, GUSTING 40 45MPH. BUT AGAIN THAT’S GOING TO HELP US WARM UP. NOW COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH OVERNIGHT. AND I THINK THIS PARTICULAR WIND GUST MODEL UNDERDOING HOW STRONG THE WIND COULD BE. AND REALLY I-80 NORTH WHERE WE COULD SEE THOSE GUSTS 45, 50, 55MPH, ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, AROUND ONE, TWO, 3:00 IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE WIND EVENTUALLY STARTS TO CALM DOWN. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SO 12 HOUR FORECAST FOR YOUR DAY TODAY. STILL NEED THE JACKET BEFORE THE WIND PICKS UP. IT’S GOING TO BE A CHILLY START, BUT AS THAT SOUTHWEST WIND PICKS UP, TEMPERATURES STARTING TO CLIMB NEAR 50 BY NOON AND THEN IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S AS WE HEAD TOWARD FOUR, FIVE, 6:00. BUT AGAIN, FAIRLY WINDY, EXPECTING TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WEST OF THE METRO COULD SEE A FEW SPOTS JUMP INTO THE LOW 70S TODAY. SO BACK ON THE SPRING LIKE TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON, THERE’S THE FLAG BARELY BLOWING HERE. AS WE LOOK OUT FROM OUR H H CLAY SKYCAM I-80 NEAR HIGHWAY 370 31 RIGHT NOW FEELS LIKE 23 WITH THAT SOUTH BREEZE AT THE MOMENT, JUST NINE MILES PER HOUR. SO OUTSIDE OF OMAHA MOST SPOTS IN THE 20S AND WITH ANY BREEZE COULD SEE THAT WIND CHILL. UPPER TEENS, LOW 20S. AGAIN, A LITTLE HEAVIER JACKET THIS MORNING, SOME OF THE CLOUDS DRIFTING THROUGH. WE’LL SEE A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE TODAY, ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS SYSTEM. NORTHERN ROCKIES. THIS IS WHAT WILL ZIP THROUGH. AND THAT COLD FRONT BEHIND IT WILL BRING THE STRONGER WIND AND A LITTLE COOL DOWN. BUT WE’RE REALLY WATCHING SUNDAY. TALK ABOUT THAT POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AS WE PLAY ONE COMPUTER MODEL OUT, TRIES TO BRING A LITTLE FLURRY ACTIVITY, MAYBE A DUSTING FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT REALLY ON SUNDAY. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL KEEPS EVERYTHING UP MORE INTO MINNESOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, NORTHERN IOWA, BUT A DIFFERENT MODEL WELL, KEEPS A LITTLE DUSTING UP NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT. AND THEN SUNDAY BRINGS A BIT MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF IOWA. SO AGAIN, SNOW JUST ONE FACTOR WATCHING, BUT IT’S LOOKING LIKE A SURE THING. WE’LL SEE. FALLING TEMPERATURES, A SHOT OF COLD AIR AND VERY STRONG WIND WITH WHATEVER PRECIPITATION WE SEE. SO YOU CAN SEE AFTER NEAR 70 ON THIS AFTERNOON, WE’LL BE IN THE 50S FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN 43 DEGREES. THAT MAY BE EARLY IN THE DAY WITH THOSE FALLING TEMPERATURES. THEN BY MONDAY MORNING WE COULD HAVE THAT WIND CHILL BELOW ZERO. HIGHS IN THE 20S. A SHOT OF COLD HERE FOR THE FINAL DAYS OF WINTER BEFORE WE COULD SEE TEMPERATURES BACK IN