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Omaha weather: Turning up the heat this week!

Warming temperatures ahead

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Turning up the heat this week!

Warming temperatures ahead

KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. WHAT A SPECIAL WAY TO REMEMBER HIS MOTHER. THANK YOU IZZY. LUKE IS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING TO GET OUTSIDE, WHETHER IT WAS AT JUNKSTOCK OR JUST SPENDING SOME TIME OUTDOORS WITH YOUR MOM OR WHOEVER IT MIGHT BE THAT YOU’RE SPENDING TIME WITH. YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THE TWO THINGS I THINK OF WHEN IT COMES TO MOTHER’S DAY IS, ONE, PLANTING THE GARDEN. IT WAS GREAT FOR THAT. AND TWO, WOULD BE LIKE HAVING BRUNCH OUTSIDE. AND IT WAS GOLDEN FOR ANY BRUNCH GO GETTERS OUT EARLY THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WIND IS CALM, YOUR MENUS NOT FLYING AWAY, THE NAPKINS ARE FLYING AWAY, EVERYTHING STAYING PUT ON THE TABLE AND TEMPERATURES WERE COMFORTABLE AS WELL. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE A LOT OF WARM WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AND NOT ONLY THIS WEEK, BUT EVEN NEXT WEEK TOO. IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY WARM, SO THAT IS A LONG DURATION FORECAST. BUT THAT’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW. SO THIS WEEK ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES NORMAL WOULD BE ABOUT 72 DEGREES. LOOKS LIKE WE’LL BE ABOVE THAT EACH AND EVERY DAY. THE UPCOMING WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE THE PEAK OF THE WARMTH. 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES NOT NECESSARILY SET IN STONE, BUT LOOKS VERY LIKELY FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. AND WHEN IT COMES TO RAIN CHANCES, NOTHING REALLY LOOKS PROMISING, SO DON’T BET ON IT. IF YOU PLANTED THE GARDEN, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BREAK OUT THE HOSE COMING SHORTLY AND WATER SOME OF THOSE PLANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY HEALTHY THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE RAIN CHANCES. WE GOT ONE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EXCUSE ME, TUESDAY MORNING. THAT LOOKS UNLIKELY. ANOTHER ONE THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAYBE EVEN INTO THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER CHANCE. BUT AGAIN, NOTHING SET IN STONE QUITE YET. WHAT IS SET IN STONE IS THE TEMPERATURES, THOUGH 80S FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK AND THEN 90S LOOKING LIKELY FOR THE WEEKEND, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. LET’S GO BEYOND THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. THE PRODUCT PUT OUT BY THE STORM OR EXCUSE ME, THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER, 8 TO 14 DAYS OUT. WE’RE TALKING MID MAY AND INTO LATE MAY. WARMER THAN NORMAL FOR PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. SO IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A POOL TO GET TO IF YOU CAN. ONCE WE GET INTO LATE MAY, 64 DEGREES, IT’S CALM OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW. THAT’S A LOOK AT THE HENRY DOORLY ZOO PROBABLY A NICE PLACE TO BE ON MOTHER’S DAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NICE WEATHER. WE HAVE A FEW CLOUDS OVERHEAD RIGHT NOW. IT’S TRYING TO SHOW A COUPLE SPRINKLES JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF OMAHA NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER. IT’S NOT GOING TO TOUCH THE GROUND. THE AIR IS JUST TOO DRY IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SO WE’RE GOING TO START THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. I WOULDN’T BE WORRIED ABOUT CLOUD COVER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE HAVE A WARM FRONT THAT’S GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE VERY WARM LOOKING, LOOKING LIKELY THAT WE’LL GET INTO THE 80S. SO MONDAY IS GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY. JUST A LITTLE BREEZY, I THINK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING A COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH ON TUESDAY MORNING. UNLIKELY. WE GET RAIN ALONG THAT FRONT AND IT REALLY COOLS OUR TEMPERATURES DOWN MUCH, BUT IT WILL BRING SOME CLOUD COVER EARLIER IN THE DAY AND IT WILL BE BREEZY EARLIER IN THE DAY, ON TUESDAY, AND EVEN INTO THE AFTERNOON, EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. BUT YOU’LL GET MORE SUN THAN CLOUDS EVEN ON TUESDAY. SO MONDAY FORECASTED HIGH OF 85 DEGREES. IT WILL BE BREEZY LATE IN THE DAY. YOU’LL GET A LOT OF SUNSHINE DURING THE DAY. IT’S STILL A GOOD DAY TO BE OUTSIDE. MAYBE THE BREEZE WILL MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE. TUESDAY WE’RE AT 84. IT WILL BE BREEZY, EARLY AND KIND OF INTO THE MID HOURS AND A LOW CHANCE OF RAIN WILL SAY DURING THE MORNING WHEN IT’S A LITTLE CLOUDY AS THE FRONT COMES THROUGH. WEDNESDAY WE’RE AT 82. WEDNESDAY TO ME IS ACTUALLY THE BIG DAY, THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST, BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE A CALM BREEZE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 80S, SO NOT TOO WARM, AT LEAST FOR MY TASTE. AND IT’S SUNNY PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY NIGHT WE HAVE A LOW CHANCE. WE HAVE SOME STORMS ROLL THROUGH. THEY MAY BE SOUTH AND EAST OF US. I THINK THAT’S HONESTLY MORE LIKELY. AND ANOTHER CHANCE ON THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND. MAYBE SUNDAY WE GET A STORM. WE DON’T HAVE IMPACT WEATHER ON EITHER OF THEM. WE’RE STILL TRYING TO SEE IF OUR CONFIDENCE GROWS ENOUGH TO DO THAT LATER ON. BUT WE DO KNOW, MADDIE, IT’S GOING TO BE WARM THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST, SO IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD WEATHER TO BE OUTSIDE. SURE. GOOD WEATHER TO MAYBE FIND A POOL OR

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Turning up the heat this week!

Warming temperatures ahead

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Updated: 9:55 PM CDT May 10, 2026

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Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a warm up coming in the 7-day forecast. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest in the forecast you trust. 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.

Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a warm up coming in the 7-day forecast. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest in the forecast you trust.

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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.

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Omaha, US
10:53 pm, May 10, 2026
temperature icon 62°F
Clear
44 %
1020 mb
6 mph
Wind Gust 12 mph
Clouds 25%
Visibility 10 mi
Sunrise 6:10 am
Sunset 8:30 pm

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