Very dry, windy Thursday afternoon for Omaha area

DRIVERS BUT ON OUR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. THOSE WINDS REALLY STARTED TO TAKE IT UP A NOTCH. AS WE START WITH A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR CAMERA. EMBASSY SUITES DOWNTOWN OUT TOWARD THE RIVERFRONT. THE AMERICAN FLAG THERE STILL AT HALF STAFF FOR OUR FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. JUST WHIPPING IN THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS RIGHT NOW. NOW TEMPERATURES STARTING TO WARM UP AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS, SOME MORE SO THAN OTHERS. 54 RIGHT NOW NORFOLK MARYVILLE 55. LINCOLN 48. HERE FOR OMAHA BUTLER SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. THOSE GUSTS POTENTIALLY ESPECIALLY TONIGHT, 50 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER WITH OUR THREE MINUTE ADVANTAGE. STILL PICKING UP A COUPLE CLOUDS. ESPECIALLY MORE ON THE IOWA SIDE. COULD BE GETTING A LITTLE MIST DRIZZLE UP INTO CARROLL COUNTY, BUT THE REST OF US LOOKING VERY DRY TODAY. GUSTS RIGHT NOW ABOUT 30 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND ARE NOT GOING TO LET UP HERE. AS WE HEAD ON INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH OUR WIND ADVISORIES, HIGH WIND WARNINGS PRIMARILY IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 4 A.M. FRIDAY. THERE’S JUST A SMATTERING OF THEM. THIS IS GOING TO MAKE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THAT DRIVE HOME, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND DRIVERS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY ALSO BEGINNING TO DROP DOWN TO 25% RIGHT NOW. LINCOLN. YORK. OF COURSE. DAMPER UP INTO CARROLL COUNTY. BUT WITH THOSE DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS, ALL OF US REMAIN UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING THAT MEANS EXTREME FIRE DANGER. THIS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 P.M. TONIGHT FOR THAT POTENTIAL OF A FIRE TO START QUICKLY AND SPREAD EXTREMELY RAPIDLY. HIGHS TODAY. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A SILVER LINING, AT LEAST UP INTO THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S CARROLL COUNTY WITH THAT CLOUD COVER A LITTLE BIT COOLER UP TO 59 CARROLL 68 TODAY. OMAHA TEKAMAH AND 69 IN LINCOLN FOR TONIGHT. IMPACT WEATHER CONTINUES, SKIES BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, CHILLY DOWN TO 34, BUT VERY WINDY AGAIN. THOSE GUSTS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST UP TO 50, EVEN 60 MILES AN HOUR. STRONGER WINDS NORTH OF THE OMAHA METRO WITH THAT HIGH WIND WARNING. OMAHA SEVEN DAY FORECAST. SEVERAL IMPACT WEATHER DAYS OUTSIDE OF TODAY. TOMORROW. LITTLE COOLER. BREEZY, NOT QUITE AS WINDY. WE’LL KEEP THE BREEZY WINDS WITH US AS TEMPERATURES START TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 50S SATURDAY THE IMPACT WEATHER SUNDAY WE’RE LOOKING EVEN WINDIER RIGHT NOW. 50% CHANCE OF WINTRY MIX TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FORECAST MODELS. STILL NOT IN TOTAL AGREEMENT OF HOW FAR SOUTH THAT WILL COME AND BY MONDAY. NOW AN IMPACT WEATHER DAY WITH THOSE WIND CHILLS IN THE MORNING DOWN TO NEGATIVE FIVE. WHAT I’M HEARING IS ON THE BRIGHT SIDE WE COULD GET MORE MUCH NEEDED PRECIPITATION. YES WE’LL TAKE THAT TODAY. VERY MUCH NEEDED. BUT AVOID ANYTHING THAT COU