Thanks to a shift in the wind direction, temperatures will actually start to climb overnight, so we could see a few raindrops by early Friday morning with temperatures in the mid 30s for the Friday morning commute.
Friday afternoon brings our brief warm-up with highs closer to 40 degrees. There will be a lot of clouds around and the wind starts to pick back up with some wind gusts around 30 mph.
Closer to midnight, our next round of snow starts to push into northeast Nebraska. By Saturday morning, most cities along and north of I-80 will be seeing snow. The heaviest snow will likely be in the morning, then it starts to lighten up through the afternoon before ending Saturday night.
Snow totals will range a lot over a small distance from north to south. This means any small shift in the storm's track will make a big difference in the forecast. Totals will be highest in our northern cities like Norfolk and Pender, where 3-7 inches will be possible. Farther south in Columbus, Tekamah, Denison, Fremont, Blair, and Harlan, 1-3 inches will be possible. Cities from York, Wahoo, Omaha, Council Bluffs, Plattsmouth, Red Oak, and Atlantic are currently in the 0-1 inch range.
Saturday will also be breezy and colder with highs in the mid 20s.
Sunday could be the worst of the coming cold snap. Highs will be in the single digits with mostly cloudy skies and some extra wind.
The wind will lighten up Monday, but it stays very cold with low double-digit highs and a lot of clouds.
We should make it back into the teens Tuesday, but it will be a very slow climb out of the frigid weather the rest of the week.
The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel arrives next Wednesday in the form of more sunshine! A slight warm up with highs in the mid 20s.
Skies clear even a bit more Thursday. Highs are expected to hit the mid 20s again.
FRIDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Breezy
High: 40
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly Cloudy
Snow Likely North
Low: 19
SATURDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Snow Likely Omaha and North
Afternoon: 24
SUNDAY
Mostly Cloudy
Breezy
High: 9
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