SNOW: The snow will come to an end for Omaha early in the night, but areas east of Omaha could see some snow linger into the Wednesday morning commute. The wind will remain very strong through the morning. We will start the day in the low 20s.
The smallest snow totals will be west of the Omaha metro. Columbus and northeast Nebraska will likely see 1-3 inches of snow. Tekamah, Fremont, western Douglas and Sarpy counties, Lincoln, and northwest Missouri will see around 2-5 inches. The highest totals of 3-6 inches will be along the Missouri River and east, including Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, the eastern half of Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Council Bluffs, Denison, and Atlantic.
Harlan, Atlantic, Denison, Carroll, and Audubon, Iowa could receive more than 6 inches of snow and is where the greatest impacts to travel are expected.
WIND: The wind will be sustained at 30-35 mph, but will be gusting to around 60-70 mph at times. The strongest of the wind is expected to be overnight, and it will only lighten up a little for the Wednesday morning commute. It will continue to slowly lighten up the rest of Wednesday. Remember, it's the wind and low visibility that make a blizzard, not big snow totals.
IMPACTS: The combination of the wind and snow will cause big problems. There will be near zero visibility at times, and along with snow-covered roads, travel will be nearly impossible at times. Power outages are likely.
While the wind remains gusty, Wednesday afternoon will be mostly sunny and windy with highs in the mid to upper 30s.
Clouds return Thursday with some scattered light rain and snow arriving in the second half of the day. It will also be a touch warmer with low 40s.
Snow will continue at times into Friday morning, which could be just enough for some neighborhoods to see some slick spots. The afternoon will be in the low 40s.
The sunshine is back in full force for the weekend, and we quickly start warming up. Saturday will be in the upper 40s, followed by mid 50s on Sunday.
Monday looks great with low 60s and a lot of sunshine.
WEDNESDAY
Clearing Skies
Windy
High: 37
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Clear Skies
Calmer Winds
Low: 18
THURSDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Rain and Snow
High: 43
FRIDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Rain and Snow
High: 41
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