Impact weather Wednesday with a snowy start in the Omaha area

COMING DOWN ACROSS THE METRO AREA. SO TODAY AN IMPACT WEATHER DAY WITH THAT SNOWY START. HERE’S A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT THAT SNOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING DRIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR 9:00. MAY SEE SOME LINGERING FLAKES THROUGH BETWEEN 9 AND 10, BUT REALLY WET AND SLUSHY ROADS WITH THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING RIGHT NOW AND REALLY BE HOVERING AROUND OR JUST ABOVE THE 32 DEGREE MARK, BUT LIKELY GOING TO GET SOME ACCUMULATION, ESPECIALLY ON THE GRASSY SURFACES ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO HIGH END AND INCH ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR. INCH PLUS IN SPOTS POSSIBLE UP TOWARD COLUMBUS AND THE NORFOLK AREA. SO 12 HOUR FORECAST PLAN FOR A SLOWER MORNING DRIVE, THE SNOW STICKING AROUND FOR THE REMAINDER OF YOUR COMMUTE. YOU CAN SEE SNOW LIKELY SIX SEVEN, 8:00 AND THEN LIKELY TAPERING OFF BY NINE 10:00. AND THEN WHATEVER FALLS AND WHATEVER ACCUMULATES THIS MORNING LIKELY WILL MELT OFF WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. HERE’S SUPER DOPPLER SEVEN RADAR. YOU SEE THE DARKER BLUES? THAT’S THE STEADIER, HEAVIER SNOW BLAIR MOVING THROUGH WEST OMAHA RIGHT ALONG I-80 GRETNA ASHLAND WAVERLE TOWARD THE LINCOLN AREA. WE CAN ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE WITH THREE-MINUTE ADVANTAGE, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW IS OVERSPREAD EPPLEY AIRFIELD DOWN TOWARD BELLEVUE LA VISTA PAPILLION OUT TOWARD BENNINGTON. AND WE LOOK HERE, RIGHT ALONG WEST DODGE FROM METHODIST WOMEN’S HOSPITAL. YOU CAN SEE SNOW ON THE GRASS IN THE PARKING LOT ON TOPS OF THE CARS. BUT AS ANNA BEHNING, WE’RE SHOWING YOU HERE ON WEST DODGE MAINLY JUST WET ROADS RIGHT NOW, THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE HERE IN OMAHA, STILL AT 34 DEGREES. IT’S DROPPING, BUT STILL ABOVE FREEZING FOR RIGHT NOW. AND THAT NORTH WIND ADDING THE CHILL TO THE AIR RIGHT NOW FEELS LIKE 24 DEGREES. SO SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING ALONG THE I-80 QUARTER DROPPING BELOW IN COLUMBUS AND NORFOLK RIGHT NOW, STILL WELL ABOVE FREEZING, BUT THAT COOLER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS ACROSS THE REST OF THE KETV VIEWING AREA. YOU CAN SEE VISIBILITY NOW DOWN TO A MILE AND A HALF AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD TWO MILES FREMONT ONE IN LINCOLN. SO THAT SNOW IS COMING DOWN. YOU CAN SEE THAT VISIBILITY DROPPING AS WELL. SO OVER THE LAST COUPLE HOURS WE’VE SEEN THAT BAND OF SNOW REALLY PROGRESS. THOUGHT WE’D GET MORE OF RAIN AND THEN A MIX AND SNOW, BUT IT’S A FAIRLY QUICK TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW WITH THOSE HEAVIER BANDS MOVING OVER THE METRO AREA RIGHT NOW. STILL A COUPLE MORE HOURS OF SEEING THAT STEADIER SNOW THROUGH SIX 7:00 LIKELY. AND THEN AFTER 8:00 WINDING DOWN A BIT, THIS PARTICULAR MODEL DRIES US UP FAIRLY QUICK BY 9:00. STILL THINK WE COULD SEE SOME LINGERING FLURRIES, BUT STILL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING DRIVE. PLAN FOR SLOWER TRAVEL. POSSIBLE LOW VISIBILITY IN THOSE WET AND SLUSHY ROADWAYS. BY NOON, WE’LL SEE THE CLOUDS START TO BREAK UP. A LOT MORE SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON, AS WE’LL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S AGAIN, MELTING OFF WHATEVER FALLS HERE THIS MORNING. WE’VE GOT IMPACT WEATHER AGAIN. TOMORROW THE SOUTHWEST WIND RAMPS UP. SO A WINDY DAY, HIGH FIRE DANGER. LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES SOARING CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. AND THEN WE’RE BACK DOWN COOLER FRIDAY AND THEN WATCHING SUNDAY AS A SURGE OF COLDER AIR COULD ALSO BRING ANOTHER MIX AND SNOW CHANCE, ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. AND YO