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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Omaha - Eppley Airfield (KOMA)

Lat: 41.31°NLon: 95.9°WElev: 978ft.

A Few Clouds

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1025.9 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 14 Jan 11:52 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Omaha, Eppley Airfield NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of sprinkles and flurries between midnight and 2am, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of sprinkles and flurries between midnight and 2am, then a chance of flurries after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 9 to 18 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 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. East southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Omaha, Eppley Airfield NE
 41.3°N 95.9°W (Elev. 984 ft)
Last Update:
12:35 am CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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