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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha - Eppley Airfield (KOMA)

Lat: 41.31°NLon: 95.9°WElev: 978ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed N 21 mph
Barometer 30.28 in (1026.2 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Jan 3:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Carter Lake IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of sprinkles before 2am, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 2am and 3am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of sprinkles before 2am, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 2am and 3am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SW Carter Lake IA
 41.26°N 95.93°W (Elev. 991 ft)
Last Update:
4:37 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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