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Cloudy and cool Wednesday afternoon, much more mild on Thursday

Cloudy and cool Wednesday

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Cloudy and cool Wednesday afternoon, much more mild on Thursday

Cloudy and cool Wednesday

METEOROLOGIST LUKE VICKERY. WITH THE ACCURATE FORECAST, YOU CAN TRUST. WE CAN PRETTY MUCH CALL THIS THE LAST TRUE WINTER LIKE FIELD DAY WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD A LOT OF WARMTH. WE DO LOOK PRETTY DRY THOUGH, BUT WE HAVE SOME STUFF ON RADAR FOR THE CURRENT TIME. IT COULD BE SOME LIGHT SNOW. IT COULD BE A LIGHT DRIZZLE COMING DOWN. LUCKILY, TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING, SO WHATEVER IT IS IS NOT GOING TO CAUSE TOO MANY ISSUES AND THERE’S NOT REALLY ENOUGH OF IT COMING DOWN. MAY EVEN JUST BE A MIST KIND OF ACCUMULATING ON YOUR WINDSHIELD. BUT MOST OF THAT IS KIND OF ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR WEST OF THE OMAHA AREA. AREAS LIKE GRETNA, ASHLAND, MAYBE DOWN INTO WAVERLE OR EVEN LINCOLN. BUT AGAIN, IT’S VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION. WE DON’T EXPECT MUCH IMPACT FROM THIS. PRETTY CLOUDY OUTSIDE. THAT SHOULD STICK AROUND FOR A LOT OF THE AFTERNOON TO 35 DEGREES IN NORTH WIND AT 12MPH. SO WE DO HAVE A WIND CHILL PUTTING US IN THE UPPER 20S. SO CHILLY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. 35 NEBRASKA CITY, 32 UP IN DENISON, HARLAN 28 DEGREES UP IN NORFOLK. CAROL’S AT 30. AND THERE’S THE BIG DECK OF CLOUDS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE DAKOTAS AND INTO MINNESOTA. IT’S DRIFTING ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARDS WICHITA AND AREAS LIKE KANSAS CITY AS WELL. WE DO HAVE A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT’S GOING TO BE OVERHEAD FOR TONIGHT. THAT MAY CLEAR OUT THE CLOUDS A LITTLE BIT BY 6:00. SO MAYBE AROUND SUNSET WE START TO SEE THOSE CLOUDS BREAK UP A LITTLE MORE. WE’RE GOING TO WATCH THIS WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT, WHICH IS NICE. THAT WILL BRING IN WARMER AIR, MORE PACIFIC AIR COMBINED WITH SUNSHINE. I THINK WE’RE GOING MID 50S FOR THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY NICE UNLESS YOU’RE IN PART OF IOWA, SAY AN AREA NEAR CARROLL THAT COULD HAVE MORE CLOUDS. YOU’LL PROBABLY BE COOLER FOR TOMORROW, AND WE’LL STICK AROUND WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY, WITH THE SUN. A FRONT WILL COME THROUGH ACTUALLY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. NOT A SUPER STRONG COLD FRONT, BUT IT WILL DROP OUR TEMPERATURES ABOUT TEN DEGREES FOR HIGHS ON FRIDAY, SO WE’LL STILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S. BUT THURSDAY IS REALLY THE PICK DAY OF THE NEXT FEW. HERE’S YOUR HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. UPPER 30S WILL TOP US OUT THERE, AND THEN WE’LL BACK INTO THE LOWER 30S AND EVENTUALLY UPPER 20S. AROUND 10:00 TONIGHT, LOW TEMPERATURE OF 26 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. SO THAT IS A LITTLE BIT ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT CHILLY KIND OF CHILLY MID 20S AND THEN UPPER 50S MID 50S RATHER FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND THE UPPER 50S COULD ACTUALLY BE FURTHER WEST LIKE YORK AND BEATRICE. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A MUCH WARMER DAY, ABOUT 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL HERE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SO THURSDAY YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE IN THE NEXT FEW. THURSDAY MAY BE THE DAY WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY, BUT THAT’S KIND OF THE ONLY KNOCK YOU HAVE FOR THURSDAY. FRIDAY AGAIN, THE FRONT COMES THROUGH. THAT WILL DROP US DOWN TO 47 AND THEN 45 DEGREES BY SATURDAY. WE GO RIGHT BACK UP THOUGH ON SUNDAY TO ABOUT 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AND EVEN BETTER THAN THAT, BY MONDAY. WE’RE TALKING TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S OUTSIDE, AND THE RECORD HIGH IS 63. SO MAYBE WE’LL MAKE A RUN AT THAT. I GOT TO SAY, PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL, I MEAN, I KNOW HE SAID SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER, BUT THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE WINTER TIME FORECAST. THAT’S WHY WE BELIEVE DUFFY. I KNOW PH

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Cloudy and cool Wednesday afternoon, much more mild on Thursday

Cloudy and cool Wednesday

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Updated: 12:35 PM CST Feb 4, 2026

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Omaha’s Weather Leader is expects that gloomy look to move out this evening in Omaha. Meteorologist Luke Vickery explains when we could see high temperatures in the 50s and 60s in the forecast you trust. With a combined 50 years covering weather in Nebraska and Iowa, KETV NewsWatch 7 is Omaha’s Weather Leader. Led by Omaha’s Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, the award-winning team of Sean Everson, Caitlin Harvey and Luke Vickery are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.

Omaha’s Weather Leader is expects that gloomy look to move out this evening in Omaha. Meteorologist Luke Vickery explains when we could see high temperatures in the 50s and 60s in the forecast you trust.

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With a combined 50 years covering weather in Nebraska and Iowa, KETV NewsWatch 7 is Omaha’s Weather Leader. Led by Omaha’s Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, the award-winning team of Sean Everson, Caitlin Harvey and Luke Vickery are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.

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Omaha, US
4:53 am, Mar 20, 2026
temperature icon 55°F
clear sky
53 %
1011 mb
8 mph
Wind Gust 18 mph
Clouds 6%
Visibility 6 mi
Sunrise 7:27 am
Sunset 7:35 pm

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