Winds will settle a bit overnight, and it won't be as cold for Wednesday morning. We'll only cool into the upper 20s.
The warm-up gets put on hold Wednesday, thanks to clouds moving in for the second half of the day. We will still reach the upper 40s.
Skies will remain mostly cloudy for Thursday as a storm system moves across the Heartland. Even with the extra clouds, we should warm into the low 50s. We may dodge a few spotty and light showers Thursday evening south of the Omaha metro, but most of us stay dry.
We'll close out the week with a little sunshine Friday, helping to warm us into the mid 50s!
How warm has it been this month? So far, we are about 5.0 degrees above average two-thirds through December. With this mild stretch of weather into the holiday weekend, we could have a top 10 warmest December on record for Omaha, dating back to 1871.
Saturday will be partly cloudy and quite warm for late December, with highs in the mid to upper 50s. While a lot of us stay dry, there will be some spotty rain to dodge toward the evening.
Rain becomes more likely Sunday, so plan for wet roads for your Christmas Eve travel. We could even hear some rumbles of thunder, something very uncommon for December. We stay warm, but it will be breezy, with highs in the mid 50s.
The rain will likely continue at times on Christmas Day, but it's looking pretty unlikely for much of it to change into snow in our area. The western half of Nebraska has a much better chance for snow, where there is higher elevation. With highs in the upper 40s in Omaha, it will be cooler, but still above average.
Colder air will return Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, putting temperatures back to near average for late December, but we should be drier by then.
WEDNESDAY
Partly Cloudy
Above Average
High: 48
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly Cloudy
Above Average
Low: 38
THURSDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Isolated PM Rain
High: 53
FRIDAY
Partly Cloudy
Mainly Dry
High: 55
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