Wednesday Forecast: Temperatures climb as precipitation chances increase

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - It will be a hot and breezy day in Hastings as temperatures climb in the mid 90s on Wednesday.

Wednesday morning will start off mild with lows in the mid to upper 60s. Temperatures will rise throughout the day into the mid to upper 90s in the tri-cities with triple digits in the western parts of the state. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in the far north and far west however, it should be mostly sunny. There is a marginal risk for some of those storms to become strong to severe from the Panhande to just east of Ainsworth with damaging winds being the primary concern. It will be a breezier day with south winds at 15-25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph throughout the state as well. With those breezy conditions the fire danger will increase and there is a red flag warning until 8PM Wednesday night for areas north and west.

There will be one more day of heat on Thursday as temperatures climb into the mid 90s for the majority of the state. A cold front moving in will keep temperatures in the upper 80s in the panhandle and off to the far north and west. It will be partly to mostly cloudy overall. However, the front may spark showers and thunderstorms and there is a marginal risk for severe weather in Central Nebraska in the late afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threats.

As the cold front passes to our south and east, high temperatures will drop into the lower 80s in Central Nebraska on Friday. Highs will top off in the mid to upper 80s elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may occur throughout the day on Friday as the front stalls off to our south.

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