The upcoming stretch of hot afternoons and warm mornings will make it very hard for homes without air conditioning to cool off. Check in with your older friends, neighbors, and family members to make sure they are safe and staying cool through the weekend. Even for the younger crowd, if you have outdoor yard work or want to go for a run, make sure you do it early in the morning and drink plenty of water.
Omaha’s temperature quickly pushes over 100ยบ again Saturday with mostly sunny skies. This will put the heat index back to 105-110 by late afternoon. It will continue to be windy at times, but it won’t make it feel any cooler.
If you’re heading to the College World Series Saturday, first pitch at 6 p.m. will be around 101 degrees, and we only cool off into the mid 90s by the end of the game…