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Storms later this weekend around Omaha
Storms later this weekend around Omaha
THAT’S FUN. YES, ABSOLUTELY. ALL WEEKEND. TRY CUSTER STORMS AROUND AND MAYBE THAT WILL BE THE CASE. SO BUSY FOR YOU SUNDAY. THIS IS A BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR SURE. AND THIS EVENING IS QUIET WEATHER, SO I HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUTSIDE. WE’VE GOT THE SUNSHINE. WE’VE GOT RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS, WE’VE GOT PLEASANT TEMPERATURES, WE’VE GOT A FACTOR OF EIGHT. BEAUTIFUL FOR BEING AND WORKING OUTSIDE. SUNDAY, THOUGH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. MARGINAL RISK NORTH. BUT A GREATER CHANCE. ENHANCED RISK DOWN INTO KANSAS. JUMP AHEAD TO SUNDAY. THAT’S 8 A.M. THERE’S NOON. LOOKS KIND OF CLOUDY. A LITTLE COOL, BUT BY LATE IN THE DAY WE MAY GET UP TO 70. AND CERTAINLY NORTHWEST MISSOURI. WELL, AND OUR COMPUTER MODELS HINT AT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OUT TO THE WEST OF US. THERE’S GOING TO BE A FRONT STALLED IN NORTHERN KANSAS. THESE ARE GOING TO RUN OVER THE TOP OF THE FRONT. AND THERE IS SOME SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH THIS, ESPECIALLY HAIL UP TOWARD OMAHA. BUT FARTHER SOUTH, THERE COULD BE SOME WIND THREAT WITH THAT. SO THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. IF YOU’RE DOWN IN BEATRICE PAWNEE CITY, NEBRASKA CITY, ROCKPORT, TARKIO, SHENANDOAH. AND THAT’S JUST THE FIRST LITTLE WAVE BECAUSE LATER ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THIS IS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAYBE THIS IS AN ELEVATED STORM WITH SOME HAIL POTENTIAL. AND THEN THREE IN THE MORNING, OTHER BIG STORMS DOWN HERE TO THE SOUTH THAT HAVE WIND AND HAIL POTENTIAL. NEBRASKA CITY, SHENANDOAH, RED OAK, AND ALSO NORTHWEST MISSOURI. AND AS THAT SWEEPS EASTWARD, YOU GOT SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A LOT OF MOISTURE COMING UP. SO THIS IS PROBABLY OVERDONE, BUT COMPUTER MODELS SAY MAYBE AN INCH IN OMAHA, BUT SIX INCHES IN SHENANDOAH. I MEAN, IF WE GOT HALF OF THAT, THERE WOULD BE A FLOODING CONCERN. SO THERE’S SOME THINGS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND, PARTICULARLY SUNDAY NIGHT, 64 AND 41 BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. TODAY YOU SEE THE SUN. SEE THAT KIND OF SMOKY LAYER RIGHT OVER DOWNTOWN. I THINK MAYBE THAT’S SOME RESIDUAL SMOKE FROM THE CONTROLLED PRESCRIBED BURNS THEY DID AT NEIL WOODS EARLIER. AND THE LIGHT NORTH BREEZE SAYS THAT DRIFTING DOWN TO THE OMAHA METRO MAY NOT BE ENTIRELY CORRECT, BUT SOMETHING SOME BURNING JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN BROUGHT THAT IN HERE. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES EVERYWHERE, TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S, WINDS PRETTY LIGHT, REALLY A NICE EVENING TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY. IF YOU CAN. 44 THE LOW TONIGHT, AS WE’LL HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND THE LIGHT WINDS WILL START TO SWITCH AROUND TO THE EAST. TOMORROW. WE’LL START OFF WITH PEEKS OF SUN, BUT IT SHOULD CLOUD OVER AND TEMPERATURES LIKELY STAY IN THE 60S. THERE’S A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY 4:00 AND JUST A CHANCE. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’LL BE TOO MUCH RAIN, JUST SPOTTY SHOWERS, PERHAPS LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. SUNDAY NOT ALL DAY, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AT SOME POINT DURING THE DAY. AND MAYBE THE STRONGEST OF THOSE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS ON MONDAY. SO AGAIN, WE’RE HAPPY TO GET THE RAINFALL. HOPE THERE’S NO SEVERE WEATHER WITH THAT, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME, ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET FARTHER SOUTH AND CLOSER TO KANSAS. PRETTY COOL NEXT WEEK. LOWS AND UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S AND HIGHS AROUND 60. OF COURSE, RIGHT WHEN WE DRAG OUT THE SPRING CLOTHING. WELL, WHAT YOU
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Storms later this weekend around Omaha with a few showers Saturday afternoon and evening. Wet weather continues into Monday. It does looks drier and a bit cool for most of next week.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.
Storms later this weekend around Omaha with a few showers Saturday afternoon and evening. Wet weather continues into Monday. It does looks drier and a bit cool for most of next week.
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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.



