Weekend snowfall forecast for Omaha

Weekend snowfall forecast for Omaha

Updated: 10:37 PM CST Jan 3, 2025

NOW. OMAHA’S WEATHER LEADER, METEOROLOGIST LUKE VICKERY WITH THE FORECAST. YOU TRUST? KIND OF A COLD DAY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES KIND OF SITTING IN THE LOWER 20S. OUTSIDE. TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE SIMILAR, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES THAT ARE GOING TO COME IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS, WHERE WE REALLY SEE IMPACTS. SO WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT IS KIND OF A LONG I-80, INCLUDING THE OMAHA METRO. YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE PINK SHADED AREA. THAT IS A WINTER STORM WARNING. THAT IS KIND OF A TIER HIGHER THAN THAT. SO THAT’S WHY WE EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL TOTALS TO REALLY RAMP UP. THE FURTHER SOUTH YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. LET’S WALK THROUGH THIS HERE ON STORM PREDICTOR. SHOW YOU SOME OF THE TIMING. AND WHEN YOU COULD SEE SOME HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR DAY OR YOUR EVENING A LITTLE MORE. ALL RIGHT. SO THROUGH THIS EVENING AND INTO PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THE BEGINNING PARTS OF YOUR SATURDAY, JUST CLOUDY, MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES EARLY. BUT THE MAIN SNOWFALL COMING LATER THEIR 6:00. YOU SEE IT FILL IN A LOT MORE AS WE GET TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, TEN, 11:00 WHEN YOUR HEAD’S STARTING TO HIT THE PILLOW ON YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO SUNDAY, YOU SEE MORE DRY AIR KIND OF FILTERS IN, EATS UP SOME OF THAT SNOWFALL. BUT WATCH SOUTH OF I-80 HERE. IT FILLS BACK IN A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME SNOWFALL RATES THAT COULD STILL BE ROBUST, AND THAT WILL LAST INTO YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. BEFORE ALL THIS PUSHES OFF TO THE SOUTH AND THE EAST. AND WE DRY OUT FOR THE LATTER HALF OF YOUR SUNDAY THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S ZOOM OUT A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS THE SAME FORECAST MODEL JUST SHOWING YOU THE BIG PICTURE HERE. SO IF YOU THINK OUR SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE HIGH I MEAN KANSAS CITY IS REALLY THE BIGGEST CITY GETTING IMPACTED BY THIS BECAUSE THEY GET A RAIN SNOW MIX AND THEN THEY GET MORE SNOWFALL AND THE HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOWFALL REALLY RIGHT OVER KANSAS CITY. THE LIMITING FACTOR FOR US COULD BE DRY AIR THAT COMES IN FROM THE NORTH. AND IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME OF OUR SNOWFALL TOTALS. BUT IF THAT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, STRONGER SWINGS, MORE MOISTURE UP, IT COULD OVERCOME SOME OF THAT DRY AIR. I THINK OMAHA MAY BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE OF THAT RANGE, MAYBE TOWARDS FOUR INCHES. MORE DRY AIR WOULD MEAN CLOSER TO ONE INCH OF SNOWFALL, BUT ANOTHER AREA OF UNCERTAINTY IS YOU SEE THE TIGHT GRADIENT 1 TO 4IN AND MAYBE 5100 MILES SOUTH. THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. SO IF THE SYSTEM SHIFTS A LITTLE BIT NORTH, YOU COULD GET MORE SNOWFALL IN OMAHA JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH WOULD BE LESS. SO THAT’S SOMETHING WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR. ALTHOUGH WE’RE GAINING CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT IT’S SET UP PRETTY WELL. BUT IT’S NEVER PERFECT WITH WINTER WEATHER, 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND NORTH BREEZE AT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. PRETTY QUIET FOR US. THE SYSTEM WE’RE WATCHING FOR STILL QUITE A WAYS UP TO THE NORTH AND WEST, TRYING TO MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE ROCKIES AGAIN. A FEW FLURRIES EARLIER TODAY, BUT NOT MUCH TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. TEMPERATURES PRETTY COLD RIGHT NOW INTO THE 20S. THE TEENS. LOOK AT CARROLL. HOW ABOUT NINE DEGREES? PRETTY COLD OUTSIDE. COLD TO START YOUR DAY TOMORROW AS WELL. JUST CLOUDY OUTSIDE TO START THE DAY. WE’RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT SNOWFALL YET, AND EVEN WHEN WE HIT OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE TOMORROW, PROBABLY NOT WORRIED ABOUT SNOWFALL YET EITHER OF 20 DEGREES. BUT AS WE GET LATER INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY, MORE SO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THAT’S WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD PICK UP A LITTLE BIT. WE’VE MADE SUNDAY A SEVERE WEATHER DAY BECAUSE WE THINK THAT’S WHERE THE IMPACTS ARE GOING TO BE. YOUR SUNDAY MORNING, WHERE YOU COULD BE GETTING A LOT OF SNOWFALL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE FURTHER SOUTH OF I-80 IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING. BUT THEN AFTER ALL THAT CLEARS OUT, YOU’LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, THE SNOW REMOVAL AND GETTING THINGS ORGANIZED. AND HOPEFULLY MONDAY LOOKS A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT THEN THE COLD AIR IS BACK AND WE SEE TEMPERATURES BELOW THE FREEZING MARK WITH WIND CHILLS FOR SOME OF THOSE MORNINGS. SO THAT’S WHY WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S A L

Weekend snowfall forecast for Omaha

Updated: 10:37 PM CST Jan 3, 2025

Some areas seeing very impactful snowfall amounts this weekend. Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking what you can expect. Meteorologist Luke Vickery gives you the forecast that you trust.

Some areas seeing very impactful snowfall amounts this weekend. Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking what you can expect. Meteorologist Luke Vickery gives you the forecast that you trust.