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Light snow chance Tuesday, record highs late week

Light snow chance Tuesday

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Light snow chance Tuesday, big time warm up midweek

Light snow chance Tuesday

THEY’RE LIKE, GET ME OUT OF HERE! YEAH, PROBABLY PANICKING AT THAT MOMENT RIGHT THERE. IT’S INCREDIBLE HOW THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT CAME THROUGH US AFFECTED SUCH A LARGE PART OF THE COUNTRY. IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE BIG, NASTY STORM SYSTEMS. AND FOR US, THE MAIN THING WAS WIND. ONCE WE GOT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT SYSTEM, SOME SNOW STARTED COMING DOWN AND IT WASN’T A LOT OF SNOW. BUT WITH THE WINDS GUSTING TO 60 64MPH FOR LAKE BILL SCHAMMERT FAIRBURY AT 62, THESE WERE ALL THE PEAK WIND GUSTS THAT WE HAVE RECORDED HERE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS SENT TO US. SO 60 FOR EPPLEY AIRFIELD AND OMAHA LINCOLN AT 60 GRETNA THE SAME AND TEKAMAH AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE VALLEY REPORTING WIND GUSTS IN THE UPPER 50S. SO IT WAS A REALLY NASTY STORM FOR US. NOW THAT WE’RE KIND OF BEHIND THIS THING, IT’S JUST COLD THIS EVENING. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF, BUT IT WON’T REALLY CALM COMPLETELY UNTIL OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT. IT WILL BE A CHILLY TUESDAY AS WELL WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. KIND OF DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. I DON’T KNOW IF A LOT OF US WILL SEE THAT. THE GOOD NEWS IS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECASTED AS WE START SPRING. YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST HERE LIVE. LOOK OUTSIDE. THAT’S BAYLISS PARK. A LOT OF THE SNOW IS NOW SUBLIMATED, SO THERE’S NOT A LOT ON THE GROUND IN THE GRASSY SURFACES. WE’LL PROBABLY SEE A LOT OF THAT LEAVE TOMORROW AS WELL. 22 DEGREES. THE NORTHWEST WINDS STILL BLOWING AT 16MPH. WE’RE AT 22 IN TEKAMAH, UPPER TEENS FOR WEST CENTRAL IOWA, 25 NEBRASKA CITY BEATRICE STILL HANGING ON TO 31 DEGREES. AND IT FEELS JUST BRUTALLY COLD. AND WE THOUGHT WINTER WAS DONE. BUT REALLY WITH WIND CHILLS DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS, IT IS ANYTHING BUT THAT. BUT AGAIN, IT’S COMING UP HERE IN THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. THERE’S A LIVE SUPER DOPPLER RADAR. PRETTY QUIET FOR US. WE HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE TODAY, SO IT’S ALMOST A DECEIVING COLD DAY OUTSIDE WHEN YOU SEE THE SUN JUST PURE WITH BLUE SKIES, BUT IT IS BITTERLY COLD. AND THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA COMING OUT OF CANADA IS GOING TO KEEP US COLD TONIGHT AND INTO YOUR TUESDAY MORNING, WITH TEMPERATURES PROBABLY STARTING IN THE LOWER TEENS FOR US TOMORROW, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE COOLER THAN THAT. WE DO GET A SOUTH BREEZE BACK TOMORROW, BUT WE’RE STILL GOING TO BE A CHILLY DAY WITH CLOUD COVER, AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME SNOW COMING DOWN. VERY LIGHT SNOW DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, BUT THE AIR IS REALLY DRY BELOW THE BASE OF THOSE CLOUDS. THERE’S ALSO A GOOD ARGUMENT THAT THAT’S GOING TO EVAPORATE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. THE WARM FRONT COMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, AND WE GET THE SUNSHINE BACK AND JUST FANTASTICALLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMING. AND I MEAN WARM TEMPERATURES LIKE UPPER 60S. SO HERE’S YOUR HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WE’LL EVENTUALLY DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE WINDS TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET, TEN DEGREES. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT, WE COULD EVEN HAVE SOME SINGLE DIGITS. WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND SOME UPPER OR LOWER TEENS SOUTH OF I-80. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TOMORROW. IT’S NOT GREAT, BUT AT LEAST WE’RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S. WE’LL WATCH FOR THAT LIGHT SNOW CHANCE, BUT WHATEVER YOU GET, IT’S GOING TO BE VERY LIGHT. LOOK AT WEDNESDAY 69 DEGREES, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE, A LOT OF 70S ON THE MAP AS WELL. THURSDAY WE’RE UP TO 75 DEGREES. I THINK THURSDAY MAY BE OUR SECOND TOP TEN DAY OF THE YEAR. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A DAY WHERE YOU REALLY WANT TO GET OUTSIDE, THAT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE. FRIDAY, THE START OF SPRING, MAYBE A RECORD HIGH, AND THEN WE CONTINUE WITH WARMTH EVEN ON SATURDAY. SO A LOT OF WARMTH AND SUNSHINE IN THE SEVEN DAY. A LOT OF KIDS ON SPRING BREAK RIGHT NOW. SO T

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Light snow chance Tuesday, big time warm up midweek

Light snow chance Tuesday

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Updated: 6:33 PM CDT Mar 16, 2026

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Omaha’s Weather Leader has declared Tuesday an impact weather day because light snow may impact the afternoon. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest on the very light snow chance and when we see a big time warm up 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 has declared Tuesday an impact weather day because light snow may impact the afternoon. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest on the very light snow chance and when we see a big time warm up 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
5:09 am, Mar 18, 2026
temperature icon 32°F
scattered clouds
73 %
1012 mb
4 mph
Wind Gust 4 mph
Clouds 41%
Visibility 6 mi
Sunrise 7:30 am
Sunset 7:33 pm

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