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Mild air Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow possible Wednesday evening

Mild air Tuesday afternoon

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Mild air Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow possible Wednesday evening

Mild air Tuesday afternoon

METEOROLOGIST LUKE VICKERY WITH THE ACCURATE FORECAST, YOU CAN TRUST. WELL, IF YOU’RE TIRED OF THE COLD WE’VE HAD THE PAST COUPLE DAYS, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE’RE GOING TO KICK THAT OUT HERE TOMORROW AND WELCOME IN MORE MILD AIR AS TEMPERATURES PROBABLY GET TO THE LOWER 50S, OR AT LEAST THE UPPER 40S. WE DO HAVE A LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW CHANCE, SO WE’RE NOT COMPLETELY DONE WITH WINTER TYPE WEATHER. THAT WOULD BE FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING. WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER ON THAT, BUT THEN AGAIN, MUCH MORE WARMER AIR WILL BE IN THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AND FRIDAY REALLY LOOKS LIKE THE PICK DAY OF THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT SNOW FORECAST FIRST. IT’S LIGHT PRECIPITATION. IF WE DO SEE ANY OF THE SNOW IT’LL BE A TRACE TO AN INCH MOSTLY NORTH AND EAST OF OMAHA. I THINK I MEAN, THE BEST CHANCE IS THE FURTHER NORTH AND EAST YOU GO, SAY IN AN AREA LIKE CARROLL. SO LET’S WALK THROUGH THAT ON STORM PREDICTOR, STARTING THE CLOCK AT 3:00. AND THAT’S WHEN WE START TO GET CLOUDY THERE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS COMPUTER MODEL MOSTLY BRINGS IN LIGHT RAIN AFTER SUNSET. BUT NOTICE THE SNOW THAT ALSO COMES IN TO AN AREA LIKE CRAWFORD OR MONONA COUNTY UP THERE, AND CARROLL COUNTY AS WELL, AND WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPUTER MODELS THAT HAVE BROUGHT THE SNOW ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO OMAHA. AGAIN, IT’D BE LIGHT SNOW, BUT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH FOR THAT. AND THEN THE RAIN MOVES OUT PRETTY MUCH AROUND OR AFTER MIDNIGHT, AND THE SKIES WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR OUT AS WELL. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE OUR CHARLES SCHWAB SKYCAM. WE ARE AT 23 DEGREES NOW, A SOUTH WIND AT 11MPH. THAT SOUTH BREEZE IS USHERING IN SLIGHTLY LESS COLD AIR. WE’RE GOING TO CALL IT 26 FOR PLATTSMOUTH 17, THOUGH IN TEKAMAH AND 19, DENISON CARROLL IS AT 12 DEGREES, AND THAT LIGHT BREEZE OUT THERE SENDING WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS FOR TEKAMAH AND CARROLL WITH LIVE DEUEL QUIET AGAIN, WE PROBABLY WON’T NEED LVIV DEUEL UNTIL WE GET TO WEDNESDAY EVENING WHEN WE’RE TRACKING THAT LIGHT PRECIPITATION. BUT FOR THIS LATE EVENING, IT’S JUST THE REALLY THICK CLOUDS THAT HAVE KIND OF CAME OVERHEAD. THE COMPUTER MODELS AREN’T SEEING IT VERY WELL, BUT I THINK THAT WILL BE THERE PRETTY MUCH ALL OVERNIGHT AND EVEN CLOUDY ALL THROUGH YOUR TUESDAY AS WELL. WE DO GET THAT WESTERLY BREEZE THAT’S GOING TO USHER IN THE WARMER AIR BEHIND THE WARM FRONT. SO THAT’S WHY WE THINK DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER, TEMPERATURES, MAYBE LOWER 50S FOR TOMORROW, A FRONT WILL COME THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THAT WILL BRING IN SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY. BUT BY COOLER AIR WE JUST MEAN MID 40S. SO REALLY JUST KIND OF MILD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR TONIGHT 23 DEGREES. THAT’S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. SO AGAIN THE WARM AIR ADVECTION IS GOING TO HELP US OUT. WE COULD START AT 28 DEGREES FOR THE MORNING TOMORROW. AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE GET INTO THE LOWER 50S BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS THE HIGH TEMPERATURE 51 DEGREES EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA COULD BE READY FOR A COUPLE AREAS THAT COULD SEE 60 DEGREES AND THEN AGAIN, SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR WEDNESDAY AT 45. BUT THEN IF YOU LIVE SOUTH OF I-80, IT COULD BE ANOTHER AREA THAT GETS INTO THE MID OR UPPER 50S. SO WEDNESDAY IS OUR ONLY IMPACT WEATHER DAY RIGHT NOW FOR THAT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR EVEN LIGHT SNOW NORTH AND EAST OF OMAHA THURSDAY FRIDAY WE REALLY SURGE THOSE TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE MID 50S IN THE MID 60S ON FRIDAY, AND WE COOL OFF MORE FOR THE WEEKEND. SO REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

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Mild air Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow possible Wednesday evening

Mild air Tuesday afternoon

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Updated: 10:38 PM CST Feb 23, 2026

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Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a warm up in the 7-day. Meteorologist Luke Vickery shows you the warm up and when we could track some rain or snow 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 a warm up in the 7-day. Meteorologist Luke Vickery shows you the warm up and when we could track some rain or snow 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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11:59 pm, Mar 17, 2026
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1012 mb
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Wind Gust 22 mph
Clouds 100%
Visibility 6 mi
Sunrise 7:32 am
Sunset 7:32 pm

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