The Omaha area was expected to have a high Sunday of 88, with partly sunny skies, Mead said. Heat index values as high as 101. A frontal boundary will bring slightly cooler conditions today with highs in the 90’s. High around 90. Light wind in the morning becoming northeast around 10 miles per hour in the afternoon.
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40-percent chance of showers and thundershowers. Low around 70. High in the upper 80s.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Mead said a dome of hot air over the Midwest that has produced the recent heat wave will move back to the Southwest Saturday night into Sunday, leaving behind lower humidity, a chance of precipitation well into next week and temperatures in the upper 80s. Calm wind becoming west around 5 miles per hour in the afternoon. Calm wind becoming south around 6 miles per hour after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday…Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76.
And along with the heat comes the likelihood of some showers and thunderstorms on Monday and toward the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service at State College. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
