Seasonably warm and humid; isolated storms persist

We once again will be in an active weather pattern with almost daily chances of showers/t-storms as we go through the late afternoon/evening hours; and this pattern should last through the next week. Another frontal boundary is right over us, and that will be replaced by a strong cold front moving through late in the week. So more heavy moisture chances are indeed possible, but at times it will come with marginal risks for some severe weather. Thursday night brings a chance of storms, mainly in our western counties, but we will be mainly dry with partly cloudy skies and breezy conditions. Then for Friday and Saturday rain/t-storms will be likely under partly to mostly cloudy skies; highs both days will be in the mid- to upper 70s in Central NE, and in the low-to mid-70s in Western NE.

Our chances of moisture will lessen as we finish out the weekend and start next week. Sunday brings a good chance of storms and highs in the lower 70s west and closer to 80 east. Then for Monday we’ll have partly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of storms west and only a 10% east; highs will stay warm-- into the mid- to upper 70s. By Tuesday we are back to mainly dry weather and partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Wednesday and Thursday we will continue our dry trend in Central NE with partly cloudy skies and highs in the lower 80s; in Western NE, we keep a chance of t-storms and highs in the upper 70s. Average highs this time of year are pushing 80 degrees, so we will be just a few degrees below average in Central NE, and slightly below average in the Panhandle, even under the clouds and with a chance of rain almost every day. We will look forward to more of a reduction in the drought for Central/Western NE when all the rainfall numbers are in.

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