Snow begins to push in from southwest to northeast through the early morning hours, moving into the Omaha metro between 8-10 am. Depending on when the snow begins, the morning commute on Monday could be impacted, so plan ahead! Morning commutes will be messy in Lincoln and the rest of southeast Nebraska. The snow will blanket the area for much of the day Monday, impacting the Monday afternoon commute as well areawide. Temperatures will be near freezing, but it will fall as snow. It will be a wet and heavy snow which is great for any snow activities but not fun to shovel.
Snow should linger into the Tuesday morning commute, but it will wind down quickly. Still, expect some issues with the Tuesday AM commute. Temperatures on Tuesday remain in the mid 20s. It will be windy on both Monday and particularly Tuesday, which could cause some issues on roads with blowing snow.
TOTALS: The Omaha metro is looking to end up in the 5-8" range once the snow is over. Lower amounts will be found as you go north and east into western Iowa, with cities like Denison and Carroll seeing the least amount of snow, still 3-6" is possible. Higher amounts between 7-10" are expected south of a line from York to Lincoln to Nebraska City to Clarinda.
Wednesday sees a brief return to the 30s with a few peaks of sunshine. Another round of light snow is possible Wednesday afternoon. Additional light snow chances could also come on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Any specifics about who sees snow or how much falls are unclear at this time, Let's get through the early week system, then focus on the additional snow chances later in the week.
The cold front that brings in the snow will also pull down an arctic air mass in time for the weekend. Highs on Friday barely make it into the teens and are in the single digits for the weekend. Low temperatures will be below zero. With a strong breeze, wind chill values could be well below zero next weekend.
MONDAY
Cloudy
Snow
High: 34
MONDAY NIGHT
Cloudy
Snow Slowly Winds Down
Low: 21
TUESDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Snow Ends
High: 25
WEDNESDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Slightly Warmer
High: 30
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