The Omaha office of the National Weather Service says a very high fire danger is forecast for Wednesday afternoon ahead of a cold front pushing through the region.
The fire danger is for portions of east central, southeast, and northeast Nebraska and southwest, and west central Iowa.
WOWT 6 News meteorologist David Koeller says the highs today will be in the lower 70s.
Rain and cooler temps are in the forecast for the end of the week.
(Pictures from Getty Images and Omaha National Weather Service)