Winter starts tonight, but it won't start with snow. We'll just see some light rain along and south of I-80. The rain will start to move into southeast Nebraska towards the end of the evening commute. It expands towards Omaha and into western Iowa tonight and should be gone by the Friday morning commute. Even southeast of Omaha, the rain won't be for everyone.
Friday will start in the low 40s with mostly cloudy skies. Places west of Omaha will deal with dense fog, as has been the case the past few mornings. We'll start to get more sunshine out in the afternoon as skies clear from west to east. Highs will be in the low 50s in most cities.
It starts to get breezy Saturday, but we keep warming up with mostly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the mid-to-upper 50s. A few spotty showers are possible during the day, but rain becomes more likely Saturday night.
The rain will be more widespread Sunday morning (Christmas Eve). The rain will continue at times the rest of the day, keeping us mostly cloudy and breezy with highs in the mid 50s. While eastern Nebraska and western Iowa will be all rain, snow will be falling Sunday across the Nebraska panhandle and areas closer to North Platte.
The snow will expand into central Nebraska on Christmas, but eastern Nebraska and western Iowa will likely stay as scattered rain Monday. If the cold air arrives faster than expected, however, some snowflakes could fly in eastern Nebraska by Christmas evening. It stays breezy and mostly cloudy as we get cooler. Highs will be in the mid 40s, which is still above average.
Rainfall amounts could be substantial for late December with 1-2" possible in some spots. However, there will be no flooding concern as the ground will stay unfrozen, allowing the water to soak into the ground.
As colder weather keeps blowing in Tuesday morning, there's a slightly better chance for some of our rain to either mix in with wet snow or change into some pockets of wet snow. The scattered wintry mix will continue at times as we warm into the upper 30s.
Depending on how fast the rain moves out of the Heartland, there could be a few spotty leftover showers to dodge Wednesday. Highs will be near 40.
FRIDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Above Average
High: 53
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly Cloudy
Patchy Dense Fog
Low: 42
SATURDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Breezy
Rain Late
High: 57
SUNDAY
Cloudy
Breezy
Rain
High: 55
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