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Mainly cloudy Tuesday & Wednesday, storm chance later this week

Mainly cloudy Tuesday & Wednesday

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Mainly cloudy Tuesday & Wednesday, storm chance later this week

Mainly cloudy Tuesday & Wednesday

METEOROLOGIST LUKE VICKERY. WITH THE ACCURATE FORECAST, YOU CAN TRUST. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY IT’S GOING TO BE A GRAY NEXT COUPLE DAYS, SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE SUNSHINE, I MEAN THURSDAY, THAT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. IT’S MAINLY CLOUDY THROUGH TODAY AND THEN THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF CLEARING IN EASTERN NEBRASKA LATER ON WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE GOT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. AND THEN MAYBE ANOTHER ROUND ON FRIDAY. SO THESE LOOK MORE LIKE SPRING TYPE STORMS RATHER THAN THE LIGHT SHOWERS OR SNOW CHANCES THAT WE’VE HAD PREVIOUSLY IN THE FORECAST. THERE’S THE LOWER CLOUD COVER LOOKING FROM 72ND CROWN POINT. THERE’S BEEN SOME GOLF COURSE, CAN’T SEE DOWNTOWN VERY WELL. VISIBILITY IS OBVIOUSLY MUCH BETTER. WE DON’T HAVE DRIZZLE ANYMORE, BUT WE’RE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THOSE GRAY SKIES FOR A LOT OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE’S THE NORTH BREEZE EIGHT MILES PER HOUR, AND OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 42 DEGREES 40. ALMOST EVERYWHERE OUTSIDE OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA IN THE UPPER 30S. AND YES, BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE THICKER CLOUDS OVERHEAD THAT’S GOING TO REDUCE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO I THINK MAYBE UPPER 40S FOR US ACTUALLY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER COOLER DAY BECAUSE THE CLOUDS ARE OVERHEAD. NOTHING FOR LIVE DEUEL SUPER DOPPLER RADAR. AGAIN, THAT DRIZZLE THE MISTY HAD THIS MORNING. THAT IS ALL DONE NOW. THERE IS SOME CLEARING IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. I DON’T THINK WE SEE THAT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH. WE’RE GOING TO BE STUCK IN THE CLOUDS PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY FOR OUR CHANNEL SEVEN VIEWING AREA, BUT THE BREEZE STAYS RELATIVELY LIGHT. THAT STAYS THE SAME OVERNIGHT AS WELL. BUT THE CLOUDS AGAIN, THEY’RE GOING TO STAY LOCKED IN. SO TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 30S FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE CLOUDS OVERHEAD AND NOTHING MUCH CHANGES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OTHER THAN A LITTLE MORE CLEARING FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA. SO YOU COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUN BEFORE SUNSET. IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, PER SE, A LITTLE BIT OF FOG COULD FORM AGAIN FOR THURSDAY MORNING, SO WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH FOR MAYBE ANOTHER LIGHT DRIZZLE THERE ON THURSDAY MORNING, BUT THURSDAY AFTERNOON MORE SO THURSDAY NIGHT IS WHAT WE’LL WATCH FOR FOR A COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS TO ACTUALLY MOVE THROUGH THERE. IT MAY BE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN THEY’LL PROPAGATE EASTWARD INTO IOWA, AND THEN WE’LL WATCH FOR ANOTHER ROUND TO COME IN, MAYBE ON FRIDAY EVENING. SO THE FIRST ROUND IS JUST A MARGINAL RISK. IT’S THE LOWEST MESSAGING FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THERE. SO MAYBE AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM BUT IT’S NOT LIKELY. AND THEN MAYBE EVEN A BETTER CHANCE FRIDAY EVENING WHEN A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE PULLS INTO THE AREA. BUT ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE MAYBE FRIDAY EVENING STORMS FORM OVER US AND THEN MOVE EASTWARD SO THEY’D HAVE TO STRENGTHEN QUICK FOR US TO GET A SEVERE STORM OUT OF THAT. TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT, WE DON’T DROP A TON AGAIN WITH THE CLOUD COVER OVERHEAD. SOMETIMES THAT WILL ACT LIKE INSULATION FOR US. SO 36 OVERNIGHT, 52 FOR TOMORROW’S HIGH TEMPERATURE. IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER VERY SIMILAR DAY TO TODAY. WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY WITH THE CLOUDS OVERHEAD, WITH MAYBE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT MORE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THURSDAY WE GET SOME SUNSHINE BACK IN TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S. THAT WILL BE A GREAT DAY TO GET OUTSIDE. BUT AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT, PROBABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, MAYBE A COUPLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER. A BETTER CHANCE FOR MAYBE A STRONGER STORM COMING FRIDAY EVENING. AND THEN YOU GOT TO TURN THOSE CLOCKS FORWARD AN HOUR. THIS IS WHEN WE LOSE AN HOUR OF SLEEP. QUANECIA GOING INTO SUNDAY, BUT IT WILL BE WARM THOSE DAYS. THAT’LL BE NICE. YEAH. TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN YOU START HEARING IT GOES FRO

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Mainly cloudy Tuesday & Wednesday, storm chance later this week

Mainly cloudy Tuesday & Wednesday

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Updated: 12:37 PM CST Mar 3, 2026

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Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking mainly cloudy skies Tuesday, Wednesday and storm chances on Thursday night and Friday. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest 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 tracking mainly cloudy skies Tuesday, Wednesday and storm chances on Thursday night and Friday. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest 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
8:10 pm, May 4, 2026
temperature icon 69°F
Partly cloudy
27 %
1005 mb
22 mph
Wind Gust 30 mph
Clouds 75%
Visibility 10 mi
Sunrise 6:17 am
Sunset 8:24 pm

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