Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha - Eppley Airfield (KOMA)

Lat: 41.31°NLon: 95.9°WElev: 978ft.

Fog/Mist

45°F

7°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.62 in (1003.3 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 28 Dec 1:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Carter Lake IA

Wind Advisory December 28, 03:00am until December 29, 12:00am
Winter Weather Advisory December 28, 07:00am until December 28, 02:00pm
Dense Fog Advisory December 28, 02:24am until December 28, 05:00am
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Wind Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory December 28, 02:24am until December 28, 05:00am

    NOW until 5:00am Sun

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 45 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Areas
    Dense Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 11am, then a chance of snow between 11am and 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.  New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 45. North wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain, snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 11am, then a chance of snow between 11am and 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 9am and 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Temperature falling to around 18 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Carter Lake IA
 41.26°N 95.93°W (Elev. 991 ft)
1:21 am CST Dec 28, 2025
2am CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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