OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Several inches of rain fell early this morning over western Douglas & Sarpy County ranging from an inch up to 4+“. Along with the recent storms, this has helped the metro in getting back on track in terms of rainfall. You can find more details about the latest drought levels here .

Tonight will be partly cloudy and hazy due to wildfire smoke. Lows will fall to the upper 50s with calm winds.

More great weather is likely Friday with highs in the upper 70s and incredibly low dew points for this time of year. That’s a heck of a way to start the month of August.

The only nuisance will be very hazy skies and unhealthy air quality over the metro as dense wildfire smoke move in from the western United States and Canada. It’s enough for an Air Quality Alert to be issued fo

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