Winter Storm Bringing Blizzard Conditons, Heavy Snow and Ice through Saturday

A sprawling winter storm will continue to produce blizzard conditions across the eastern Dakotas, western and southern Minnesota, and northern Iowa. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are expected over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and parts of the Northeast. The greatest freezing rain/glaze accumulations are forecast from the central Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Current conditions at

Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE)

Lat: 41.2°NLon: 96.11°WElev: 1050ft.

Drizzle

33°F

1°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	SE 9 mph
Barometer	29.84 in
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	17 Jan 7:35 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Ralston NE

Winter Weather Advisory until January 18, 06:00am

High Wind Warning January 18, 02:00am until January 18, 08:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

Winter Weather Advisory until January 18, 06:00am

NOW until
6:00am Sat

Winter Weather Advisory
Tonight

Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Low: 15 °F
Saturday

Mostly Sunny
and Windy
High: 17 °F
Saturday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: 1 °F
Sunday

Cold
High: 10 °F
Sunday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: -4 °F
M.L.King
Day

Cold
High: 9 °F
Monday
Night

Mostly Clear
Low: -1 °F
Tuesday

Mostly Sunny
High: 30 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Drizzle, snow, and freezing drizzle likely before 3am, then a chance of snow between 3am and 5am. Patchy blowing snow between 4am and 5am. Patchy fog before 3am. Widespread freezing fog between 10pm and 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 17. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -4. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Friday

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.