Omaha area forecast includes chances for rain

Feb 23, 2024

Omaha forecast, July 31-August 6

Cooler weather and numerous chances for rain are in the forecast this week in Omaha and eastern Nebraska.

“It’s going to be just a good summer week,” Dave Pearson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Valley, said Sunday. “The big story is that the high heat kind of stays away. We are expecting daytime highs generally in the 80s.”

Highs in the low 80s are forecast all week with the exception of Wednesday, when temperatures could rise into the upper 80s or even 90. Pearson predicted the weekend could even see a day when the high temperature doesn’t get out of the 70s.

“There will be a cooling air mass coming in one day next weekend,” he said. “That could be Saturday or Sunday.”

A “very active weather pattern” means almost nightly thunderstorm chances this week, Pearson said. The storms will be hit or miss, he said, with the most likely chances coming after midnight and before noon.

“The best chances for rain will be developing overnight,” Pearson said. “We are bound to see some moisture with all these little weather patterns moving through our area.”

The spotty showers could produce heavy downpours at times.

“Where it rains, it’s going rain fairly quickly,” Pearson said. “There are going to be times when it rains that it rains very hard in some places.”

The chance of severe weather is unlikely but should still be a concern. The National Weather Service forecast does not anticipate particularly strong storms, but residents should expect some lightning. occasional heavy downpours and perhaps some small hail.

“Given the time of year, we can never rule out the potential for severe weather,” Pearson said. “We are still in the middle of summer.”

A shelf cloud can be seen from a storm that brought heavy rain and high winds to Omaha early on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon serves in a women's singles quarterfinal match of the badminton 2023 U.S. Open at the Mid-America Center on Friday, July 14, 2023.

The US's Presley Smith hits the shuttlecock behind Allison Lee in a mixed doubles quarterfinal match at the badminton 2023 U.S. Open at the Mid-America Center on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Lin Chun-yi, representing Chinese Taipei, takes to the air to hit a shuttlecock during a men's singles quarterfinal match at the badminton 2023 U.S. Open at the Mid-America Center on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn returns the shuttlecock during a men's singles quarterfinals match of the badminton 2023 U.S. Open at the Mid-America Center on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Sunlight creeps in as a worker welds the dome to the building after the Raising of the Dome All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church near 193rd & Harney streets on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Bishop Constantine of Sassima, left, and Fr. Alexander Lukashonok watch the Raising of the Dome for All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church near 193rd & Harney streets on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Workers weld the dome to the building after the Raising of the Dome All Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church near 193rd & Harney streets on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

From left, Jerry Carlson, Judi gaiashkibos, Zahn McClarnon, Loretta Jordan and Tammy Rohde visit an old dairy barn on the site of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Names and other messages from the children can still be seen written on and carved into the wooden beams of the barn. Photographed in Genoa, Neb., on Monday.

Loretta Jordan, of Omaha, gets a closer look as she and her son, Zahn McClarnon and Judi gaiashkibos, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, visit an old dairy barn on the site of the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Names and other messages from the children can still be seen written on and carved into the wooden beams of the barn. Photographed in Genoa, Neb., on Monday.

Crowds gather during the Independence Day Celebration with Omaha Symphony Concert at Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Wednesday.

The Omaha Symphony performs during the Independence Day Celebration at Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Wednesday.

Kaden Burton, 5, plays in the water during the Omaha Parks and Recreation Department Hydrant Party in Omaha on Monday. Hydrant parties are held at various locations across the city every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Participants play a water game during the 63rd annual Fourth of July parade in Ralston on Tuesday.

Johnathan Lawson (2) dribbles down the court during the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball practice at the Championship Center in Omaha on Tuesday.

Trey Alexander (23) shoots a free throw during the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball practice at the Championship Center in Omaha on Tuesday.

Steven Greg Donsbach was killed in his home located at 9927 Essex Drive. Matthew Briggs, a person of interest, was shot and killed by police after a pursuit in Council Bluffs.

A photograph of Mildred Lowe with her mother taken in 1924. Mildred died at 12 years old while attending the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School, which operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her niece, Carolyn Fiscus, a member of the Winnebago tribe, came out to observe as archeologists with History Nebraska excavate a potential burial site for children who died while at the school. Photographed near the site of the school, bordering the Loup River Power Canal in Genoa, Neb., on Tuesday.

Jarell Grant, Zahn McClarnon and Mark Parker monitor and observe as Brittany Walter, a forensic anthropologist and consultant with History Nebraska, excavates a potential burial site for children who died while at the Genoa U.S. Indian Industrial School in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Photographed near the site of the school, bordering the Loup River Power Canal in Genoa, Neb., on Tuesday.

A child holds a sign "Farmers for Trump" as former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the MidAmerica Center on Friday, July 07, 2023.

A worker steams the wrinkles out of American flags before a campaign rally by Former President Donald Trump at the MidAmerica Center on Friday, July 07, 2023.

Former President Donald Trump throws "Famers for Trump" hats to the crowd during a campaign rally at the MidAmerica Center on Friday, July 07, 2023.

Omaha firefighters look for a man who was one of two swept into manhole during a rainstorm in downtown Omaha on Friday, July 07, 2023 The was carried through the sewer about a mile away and was found trapped behind a metal grate covering a culvert, fire officials said. An Omaha Fire Department crew cut the grate and got the man free,

Sylvia Black poses for a portrait in her garden shed at her Papillion home on Thursday, July 06, 2023.

A view of downtown Omaha from the Farnam Pier at Heartland of America Park on Wednesday.

Construction continues on the playground at Lewis and Clark Landing in Omaha on Wednesday.

Ducks swim in Carter Lake on Tuesday.

Nyle Brockman skates at Mabrey Park in Carter Lake on Tuesday.

Justin Peacock, co-owner of Delta Electric, stands for a portrait at his home in Cedar Creek on Friday. Peacock installed solar panels on his roof in 2019.

Scott Amlee walks his dog Tiana at Walnut Grove Park in Omaha on Tuesday.

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