Blizzard like conditions late this evening for Omaha
Blizzard like conditions in Omaha tonight
Updated: 12:40 PM CST Mar 4, 2025
RAIN, HIGH WINDS BEFORE WE SEE THE SNOW. RIGHT. YEAH. IT’S SO MUCH WEATHER INSIDE ONE DAY. I MEAN, WE GET THE RAIN. IT WILL GET HEAVIER AS WE GO FURTHER INTO THE AFTERNOON. THEN WE SEE THAT TRANSITION TO SNOW LATER ON THE LATE AFTERNOON, GETTING INTO THE EVENING, AND THEN THE HEAVY SNOW COMING DOWN LATER THIS EVENING. SO THE EVENING DRIVE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. WHAT’S THE TIMING ON THIS? SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED? WILL YOU BE ALL RIGHT? WE’LL DIVE INTO ALL THAT HERE. SO LIVE DEUEL POLL SUPER DOPPLER RADAR. AT THE CURRENT TIME. THERE’S SOME MODERATE SHOWERS DOWN TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST. CLARINDA. MARYVILLE UP TOWARDS CRESTON. GETTING NEAR NEBRASKA CITY. THAT WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH AND THE WEST. ALSO A LITTLE POCKET OF SHOWERS DAVID CITY UP TOWARDS FREMONT. SO HERE’S ANOTHER BIG STORY. HERE IS THE WIND WITH THIS. WE COULD SEE WIND GUSTS. AND THESE ARE PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE JUST BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT WINDS UP NEAR 70MPH. IT COULD HAPPEN. SO A HIGH WIND WARNING 3 P.M. TO NOON WEDNESDAY. AND WE ALSO HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OUT THAT IS MORE FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA. ALL THE COUNTIES BORDERING OR BORDERING, MOST OF THEM THE MISSOURI RIVER AND EASTERN NEBRASKA UNDER A BLIZZARD WARNING, ALONG WITH ALL OUR COUNTIES IN WESTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT 8 P.M. TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S TIME THIS OUT. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE LOOK LIKE AS YOU MOVE THROUGH YOUR AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SO THE RAIN SHOWERS PICKING UP AND MOVING TO THE NORTH AND THE WEST. THAT’S THROUGH ABOUT 4:00. THEN WE LOOK TO THE WEST WHERE WE SEE WINDS REALLY START RAMPING UP. WIND GUSTS UP NEAR 50MPH RIGHT OUT OF THE NORTH. THAT’S GOING TO DRAG IN THAT COLDER AIR. AND EVENTUALLY WE SEE A TRANSITION INTO VERY HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS, SAY MAYBE AROUND 6:00 FOR OMAHA WESTERN IOWA. THAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LATER IF YOU’RE IN EASTERN NEBRASKA, THAT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. AND THEN ALL OF US SEEING MOSTLY HEAVY SNOW AROUND 8:00. STILL SOME BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. AND I JUST HAVE TO POINT OUT THE WIND GUSTS HERE CLOSE TO 60 CLOCKING IN THIS FORECAST MODEL FOR OMAHA OUT WEST. SOME AREAS CLOSE TO 70 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS. THIS IS EXTREME WIND ALONG WITH THIS. THAT’S GOING TO MAKE THIS EVENT FAIRLY EXTREME. AND THIS IT ALL STARTS EXITING OFF TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BY THE TIME YOU WAKE UP FOR TOMORROW MORNING, THE SNOW IS DONE, BUT THE WIND IS STICKING WITH US. WIND GUSTS UP NEAR 60MPH TO START YOUR DAY TOMORROW. AND THERE’S NOON WEDNESDAY. WE EVEN SEE SOME CLOUDS START CLEARING OUT. ALL RIGHT. NOW, HOW MUCH SNOW ARE WE TALKING HERE? HERE’S JUST BEFORE THE RUSH. THIS IS 6 P.M. NOT A WHOLE LOT ACCUMULATING IF YOU’RE IN OMAHA, BUT IT REALLY RAMPS UP THEREAFTER. AND WE GET SNOWFALL TOTALS UP NEAR FIVE INCHES FOR MAYBE SOME LOCATIONS. IF YOU’RE ON THE NEBRASKA SIDE, LIGHTER IF YOU’RE IN CENTRAL WESTERN IOWA, YOU COULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE. HERE’S OUR FORECASTED SNOWFALL MAP HERE 1 TO 3IN THE LIGHTER BLUE. THE DARKER BLUE IS WHERE YOU COULD GET 3 TO 6IN, BUT EVERYONE COULD SEE MAYBE NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS HERE. THE THING IS, THE CRITERIA IS THE VISIBILITY YOU DOESN’T REALLY MATTER HOW MUCH SNOW IS FALLING. IF YOU GET DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY AND SNOW IS BLOWING AROUND, THE WINDS ARE UP NEAR 35MPH. YOU CAN MEET THAT BLIZZARD CRITERIA 57 DEGREES. RIGHT NOW THE WIND IS CALM, SO WE DON’T HAVE THE WIND YET. TEMPERATURES SITTING IN THE MID AND UPPER 50S. MUCH COLDER TO THE NORTH AND THE WEST. NORFOLK COLUMBUS. THAT’S WHERE THEY’RE GETTING THAT VERY STRONG NORTH BREEZE THAT’S GOING TO DRAG IN THOSE COLDER TEMPERATURES. THERE’S THOSE WIND SPEEDS SUSTAINED UP NEAR 30MPH. AND THAT ENVIRONMENT AND WIND GUSTS ALREADY GETTING UP NEAR 40 45MPH. THAT’S PUSHING OUR WAY. EXPECT THAT AROUND 4 OR 5:00 THIS EVENING. RADAR AND SATELLITE IS NOT SUPER ACTIVE YET. THE RAIN KIND OF BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND THE EAST. YOU CAN SEE THE SNOWFALL WAY TO OUR WEST THAT WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD. AND LOOK AT THIS BIG SYSTEM, THE SEVERE WEATHER DOWN IN LOUISIANA. HERE’S A ZOOMED OUT LOOK. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REALLY GOING TO DEEPEN AND GET TO ITS STRONGEST POINT, KIND OF AS IT PASSES THROUGH US. AND THEN WE DEAL WITH THE WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. HERE’S ANOTHER HOUR BY HOUR BREAKDOWN. IMPACT WEATHER THROUGH 4:00. SEVERE IMPACT WEATHER THROUGH THE EVENING AS WE TRANSITION TO SNOW, MAYBE AROUND 6:00. TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING. AND THEN WE SEE MORE SNOWFALL INTO BACK IN WEDNESDAY IS STILL A SEVERE WEATHER DAY. THAT’S BECAUSE THE WIND IS GOING TO BE SO STRONG, AND MAYBE THE POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THAT THROUGH THE MORNING. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FR
Blizzard like conditions late this evening for Omaha
Blizzard like conditions in Omaha tonight
Updated: 12:40 PM CST Mar 4, 2025
Omaha’s News Leader is tracking blizzard like conditions for Omaha this evening. Meteorologist Luke Vickery gives you a detailed timeline in the forecast you trust.
Omaha’s News Leader is tracking blizzard like conditions for Omaha this evening. Meteorologist Luke Vickery gives you a detailed timeline in the forecast you trust.
