While temperatures stayed above freezing Monday, allowing snow to melt into slush throughout the day, air temperatures will cool below 32 degrees overnight, allowing for snow to begin really accumulating tonight.
We will see another 3" of snow around the region overnight as temperatures cool in the 20s. We may see up to 6" of snow in some of the heavier bands of snow that set up overnight. This colder air will also allow for all of that shush and standing water from Monday to freeze into ice overnight. This means the Tuesday morning commute could be very slick and dangerous for roads not treated with ice melt.
Winds will also be picking up heading into Tuesday morning, around 30 to 45 mph, which could lead to blowing snow conditions for a few hours until the snow clears up. Wind chills will be as cold as -4 on Tuesday!
Most of the snow should end by lunch on Tuesday, although there could be some leftover pockets towards central Iowa early in the afternoon. Eastern Nebraska could even see some late-day sunshine. After starting the day in the mid 20s, we will fall into the low 20s for the afternoon.
TOTALS: Cities northeast of the Omaha metro will see the smallest totals, with about 3-6 inches. Omaha, cities north of Omaha, and down into southwest Iowa will pick up between 5 and 8 inches. Northeast Nebraska, south into Columbus and Lincoln, and over into northwest Missouri will see the highest totals, around 7-10 inches.
Wednesday will be a little "warmer" with upper 20s and the wind will be lighter. A quick batch of scattered snow will move through during the afternoon.
It gets breezy again Thursday as even colder weather blows in! Highs will be in the teens with mostly cloudy skies. Late Thursday and into Friday morning, another round of snow is expected, which could add to accumulations across the region. Friday afternoon will be drier, but we will barely warm into the double digits.
There are some smaller chances for snow over the weekend, but the cold looks brutal. Highs will only be in the single digits both afternoons with mornings below zero. Winds chills this weekend could be around -20.
MONDAY NIGHT
Snow
Breezy
Morning: 26
TUESDAY
Snow Early
Windy
Afternoon: 22
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly Cloudy
Breezy
Low: 8
WEDNESDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Slightly Warmer
High: 29
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