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Record challenging high temperatures Monday & Tuesday

Record challenging warmth ahead

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Record challenging high temperatures Monday & Tuesday

Record challenging warmth ahead

DELIGHTING THE CROWD. MARCUS MOORE, ABC NEWS, MILAN EVERY OLYMPIC ATHLETE IS ALWAYS SO IMPRESSIVE, BUT IT CERTAINLY DOESN’T FEEL LIKE WINTER HERE. SO LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, IT’S JUST A LITTLE BIT STRANGE TO EVEN REALIZE THAT WE’RE WATCHING THE WINTER OLYMPICS RIGHT NOW. I KNOW I’VE KIND OF FORGOT WHAT SEASON WE’RE IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. I MEAN, NORMAL, HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR US THIS TIME OF YEAR IS 38 DEGREES. WE HAVEN’T BEEN CLOSE TO THAT HERE IN THE PAST 4 OR 5 DAYS, MAYBE EVEN A WEEK NOW. AND WE’RE GOING TO BE NEARING IN ON RECORD, CHALLENGING WARM TEMPERATURES FOR BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. TUESDAY WILL PROBABLY BE THE WARMER OF THE TWO, BUT TWO THINGS ABOUT TUESDAY I WILL MENTION. FOR ONE, TUESDAY IS GOING TO BE WINDY. AND THE SECOND THING IS, THERE’S A LITTLE CHANCE WE COULD SEE A BRIEF SHOWER LATE TUESDAY EVENING. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. ANOTHER LOW RAIN OR SNOW CHANCE ON THURSDAY THAT WILL CHANGE THE TIDE INTO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES BY NEXT WEEKEND. SO THIS WARMTH, OBVIOUSLY IT’S NOT GOING TO STICK AROUND FOREVER. AND WE’RE GOING TO FINALLY GET BACK TO NORMAL HERE SOON. THERE’S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE HENRY DOORLY ZOO MEAN, GOOD DAY TO BE THERE. TOMORROW WILL BE 256 DEGREES, THE LIGHT SOUTH BREEZE AT SEVEN MILES PER HOUR, 54 IN PLATTSMOUTH, 52 IN NORFOLK, 49 TEKAMAH 51 IN BEATRICE. IF YOU’RE AFTER 9:00 AND YOU’RE STILL TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S, THAT IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. FOR A MID FEBRUARY DAY. AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A SOUTH BREEZE, AND WE HAVE THE CLOUDS KIND OF HANGING OVERHEAD RIGHT NOW. BUT OF COURSE, YOU CAN’T SEE THAT ON LIVE RADAR. THAT’S A SATELLITE PRODUCT HERE. SO LET’S SHOW YOU THAT RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY, WITH THE CLOUDS KIND OF DRIFTING OVER FROM THE WEST IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AND THOSE WILL BE WITH US FOR A LOT OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOMORROW WE’LL GET MORE SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS, A LITTLE SOUTH BREEZE, BUT IT’S REALLY LIGHT WINDS FOR TOMORROW, IT SEEMS LIKE. SO ANOTHER DAY VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY. UPPER 60S, LIGHT WINDS, A LOT OF SUNSHINE. THE BREEZE WILL PICK UP MORE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE CLOUDS WILL INCREASE A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE WIND WILL STRENGTHEN A LOT THROUGH THE DAY, BUT WE ALSO GET MORE SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES MAY GET INTO THE MID 70S BEFORE THINGS ARE ALL SAID AND DONE. AND AS THAT FRONT COMES THROUGH TUESDAY, PROBABLY AROUND SUNSET, MAYBE LATER, WE COULD GET A BRIEF SHOWER. BUT THAT WILL ALL CLEAR OUT. WE GET A LITTLE BIT COOLER EVEN BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT. THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE LOW TEMPERATURES. THAT LOOKS LIKE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS TIME OF YEAR. 43 DEGREES. AVERAGE HIGHS ONLY 38. SO WE’RE EVEN WARMER THAN THAT TO START THE SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES GETTING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. AND THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. SO I MEAN ANOTHER DAY WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO GET SUPER CLOSE TO A TOP TEN DAY IN FEBRUARY. SO THAT’S PRETTY PHENOMENAL. IF THAT’S NOT WARM ENOUGH, WE’RE GOING TO DO BETTER THAN THAT ON TUESDAY. HONESTLY, I THINK YOU’LL LIKE MONDAY MORE BECAUSE TUESDAY IS GOING TO BE WINDY. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE THAT CHANCE OF A LIGHT SHOWER LATE IN THE EVENING. BUT 76, THE FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT WOULD TIE THE RECORD HIGH SET IN 2017. THE DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE ON MONDAY, ALSO SET IN 2017 IS 67. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD HAVE BACK TO BACK DAYS HERE OF BREAKING DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. ONCE THAT FRONT COMES THROUGH ON TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE A TOUCH COOLER FOR WEDNESDAY AND THEN A LITTLE BIT COOLER BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND A LITTLE RAIN OR SNOW CHANCE ALSO ON THURSDAY. THAT WILL BE ANOTHER WINDY DAY AND THEN WE’RE BACK TO SEASONABLE NORMS NEXT WEEKEND. SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE NEXT COUPLE DAYS FOR SURE. JUST A GREAT SET OF DAYS TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE WEATHER. LUKE UNBELIEVABLE STRETCH. PROBABLY GOING TO RIDE A BIKE. MY GUESS IS I WAS RIDING MY BIKE TODAY. I’LL RID

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Record challenging high temperatures Monday & Tuesday

Record challenging warmth ahead

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Updated: 10:45 PM CST Feb 15, 2026

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Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking record challenging high temperatures. Meteorologist Luke Vickery shows you when we cool off and when we face a snow chance 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 record challenging high temperatures. Meteorologist Luke Vickery shows you when we cool off and when we face a snow chance 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
7:14 pm, Mar 19, 2026
temperature icon 77°F
broken clouds
32 %
1014 mb
5 mph
Wind Gust 5 mph
Clouds 62%
Visibility 6 mi
Sunrise 7:28 am
Sunset 7:34 pm

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