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Spotty showers possible Friday afternoon for Omaha area

Spotty showers will be possible Friday afternoon for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Heavy rain, severe storms are possible into the weekend. Meteorologist Caitlin Harvey has the forecast you trust from Omaha's Weather Leader.

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Spotty showers possible Friday afternoon for Omaha area

WARM HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE GROUND. STARTING NOW AT THE LIVE LOOK OUT AT THE OLD MARKET DOWNTOWN FROM OUR CAMERA EMBASSY SUITES DOWNTOWN, YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THOSE CLOUDS IN THE SKY, BLUE SKIES TRYING TO PEEK THROUGH TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE 70S. BUT 80 LINCOLN IN MARYVILLE GETTING SOME RAIN REPORTED OUT OF ATLANTIC 73 AND CLOUDY SKIES HERE FOR OMAHA 77 LIVE SUPER DOPPLER WITH OUR THREE-MINUTE ADVANTAGE RIGHT NOW PUSHING MOST OF THAT MOISTURE ON FROM HARRIS. HARRISON COUNTY ON THROUGH CASS COUNTY, DOWN THROUGH ADAMS COUNTY, OUT ON THE IOWA SIDE. STEPPING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN HERE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA, GETTING A FEW STORMS, THIS AFFECTING I-80 AND THAT MOISTURE STREAMING ON INTO OUR VIEWING AREA HERE WITHIN THE NEXT. ABOUT HALF HOUR. HEADS UP. YORK AND POLK COUNTIES HERE FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A STRAY SHOWER. TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S FOR MANY. UPPER 70S TO TEKAMAH. COLUMBUS CARROLL 83. THIS AFTERNOON OMAHA AND LINCOLN GOING UP TO 81 TODAY. SHENANDOAH. OUR LATEST STORM PREDICTOR MODEL, DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF PICKING UP THE MOISTURE AT LEAST LOCATION HERE AS WE HEAD ON INTO THE LUNCH HOUR, EXPECT SPOTTY SHOWERS STORMS POSSIBLE INTO YOUR AFTERNOON, BUT STILL NOT A TOTAL WASHOUT HEADING ON INTO THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. KEEP THAT SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A STRAY SHOWER OR STORM STARTING THE DAY TOMORROW. DRY, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES GOING TO INCREASE. MOSTLY CLOUDY ON INTO YOUR AFTERNOON. AND THIS FORECAST MODEL AS WE HEAD INTO THE LUNCH HOUR SHOWING THE ARRIVAL OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT WILL ONLY INCREASE LATER ON ON SUNDAY OR SATURDAY, RATHER EVENING AND NIGHT OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY, EXPECTING A CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN. WE’RE TALKING MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE, BUT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT NIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE A CHANCE FOR A COUPLE OF SEVERE STORMS HERE IN THE GREEN. THAT MARGINAL RISK. MANY OF US THOUGH HERE IN THE SLIGHT RISK, INCLUDING PARTS OF THE OMAHA METRO ON INTO LINCOLN AND ENHANCED RISK FOR A FEW OF OUR COUNTIES OUT TO THE SOUTHWEST. MAJOR THREAT. OUR MAIN THREAT RATHER GOING TO BE 75 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS THOUGH TWO INCH SIZE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES. WE’RE ALSO SEEING THIS RISK HERE. MODERATE TO SLIGHT RISK FOR FLOODING. THIS WOULD BE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. RIGHT NOW, SEEING A FLOOD WATCH 7:00 SATURDAY TO 7 P.M. SUNDAY ONLY FOR NORTHWEST MISSOURI. AND THAT ACTUALLY UPDATED HERE IN REAL TIME. I’M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BACK THIS BRAND NEW INTO THE WEATHER CENTER HERE, AS WE ARE SPEAKING NOW, AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I 80 UNDER A FLOOD WATCH. THIS WOULD BE SATURDAY LATE TO EARLY SUNDAY WHERE WE ARE EXPECTING MULTIPLE INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE HERE FOR YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST TODAY. 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS IMPACT WEATHER THOUGH AS WE HEAD ON

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Spotty showers will be possible Friday afternoon for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Heavy rain, severe storms are possible into the weekend.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, Luke Vickery, and Ainsley Goebel are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.

Spotty showers will be possible Friday afternoon for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Heavy rain, severe storms are possible into the weekend.

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, Luke Vickery, and Ainsley Goebel 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
5:15 pm, Jun 20, 2026
temperature icon 78°F
Patchy rain nearby
40 %
1015 mb
9 mph
Wind Gust 12 mph
Clouds 0%
Visibility 10 mi
Sunrise 5:50 am
Sunset 9:00 pm

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