LU. NOW OMAHA’S WEATHER LEADER METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY WITH THE FORECAST. YOU TRUST. JUST SHY OF 550 HERE ON YOUR SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW NOW FALLING NOT ONLY FOR THE OMAHA METRO, BUT FURTHER NORTH OF I-80 AS WELL. LET’S START WITH A LIVE LOOK ACROSS THE METRO AREA WITH OUR EXCLUSIVE SKYCAM NETWORK. GETTING SNOW. OUR VIEW IN COUNCIL BLUFFS, LOOKING OUT TOWARD EPPLEY AND THE CITY LIMITED WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. WE CAN SEE THAT DOWNTOWN AS WELL. FALLING FLAKES FOR WEST OMAHA, BUT PAPILLION NOT SEEING SNOWFALL. BUT LOOK AT THIS REFLECTIVITY ON THE PAVEMENT. THIS IS HIGHWAY 370 72ND STREET. THERE IS BLACK ICE OUT THERE THIS MORNING. 100%. SO GIVE YOURSELF THOSE EXTRA TIME. EVEN IF THAT SNOW IS NOT FALLING. CLOSER. LOOK AT VISIBILITY IN THE METRO. WE SAW THAT. LOOK OUT FROM OUT FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS, LOOKING OUT TOWARD EPPLEY. THERE’S THAT POOR VISIBILITY IMPACTING I-29 BLAIR OUR VERY OWN ANNA BONING UP THERE NOW. VISIBILITY THIS REPORTING ABOUT TWO MILES COULD BE A LITTLE BIT LESS, THOUGH I’D BE WILLING TO SAY SAUNDERS COUNTY UP TOWARD FREMONT, INTO DODGE COUNTY. ALL SEEING VISIBILITY NOW BELOW A MILE. WE’RE GETTING THAT AS WELL AS WE WORK OUR WAY UP INTO CRAWFORD COUNTY, DENISON. VISIBILITY JUST A QUARTER MILE. THAT’S WHAT THAT BLOWING, FALLING SNOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING INTO THE MID 20S. BUT THIS IS THE WARMEST PART OF THE DAY. THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NOW GOING TO USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. PICKING UP WINDS TO LEAD TO WIND CHILLS. WELL, BY TOMORROW MORNING ABOUT 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES NOW INTO THE TEENS. COLDER OUT WEST, FEELING LIKE THREE DEGREES IN COLUMBUS. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER THREE MINUTE ADVANTAGE FOR HEAVIER SNOW FALLING IN THIS BAND JUST NORTH OF I-80 AND JUST A COUPLE MILES MAKES THAT BIG DIFFERENCE. VISIBILITY. WE SAW THAT LOOK OUT IN BLAIR VERY POOR OMAHA. IT’S NOT TOO SHABBY, BUT MISSOURI VALLEY THROUGH CARROLL FREMONT WAHOO DOWN TO BE ALL HEADS UP. YOU COULD GET UP MORE OF THAT SNOW ABOUT 2 TO 4IN. I THINK YOU COULD GET AN ISOLATED SIX AREA WIDE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 P.M. TODAY. THE SNOW EXPECTED TO WRAP UP AROUND NOON. I DO STILL EXPECT BLOWING SNOW WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE LATER ON TODAY. TEMPERATURES FALLING LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON, BUT STORM PREDICTOR, CHECK THIS OUT. HAS THAT SNOW WRAPPING UP HERE FOR THIS AFTERNOON? HOLD ON TO THE CLOUDS, BUT COLD AIR OUT OF THE NORTH RUSHING IN. VERY VERY COLD TOMORROW MORNING FOR SNOWFALL. ABOUT TWO 2.5IN HERE FOR OMAHA. BUT THAT HEAVIER BAND AND THIS NOW KEEPING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH WHERE I THINK IT’S GOING TO FALL AGAIN, COULD GET ABOUT 2 TO 6IN. FORECAST WIND CHILLS THOUGH. OUR NEXT BIG ISSUE MOVING FORWARD. BITTERLY DANGEROUSLY COLD THESE NEXT FEW MORNINGS. BY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY HAVE ISSUED SEVERE WEATHER DAYS AGAIN WITH WIND CHILLS -20 TO -30 IN THE MORNING. SNOW TODAY. ANOTHER CH
Accumulating snow Saturday morning, travel impacts likely
Snow and wintry mix are expected throughout the morning Saturday. Omaha’s Weather Leader has issued a Severe Weather Day for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory, including the Omaha metro, until 6 p.m. Saturday.Track the weather wherever you are with our Interactive RadarSnow will continue across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa through 12 p.m. on Saturday. A band of moderate to heavy snow is falling just north of Omaha and I-80 where visibility is expected to remain low throughout the morning.Hazardous road conditions are anticipated, impacting drivers both Saturday morning and afternoon.Total snowfall for much of the area, including the Omaha metro, will range between 1 and 3 inches. Trace snow amounts up to 1 inch is possible south of I-80 to the Kansas border with a light freezing drizzle which may cause a thin glaze of ice. For the areas north of the metro receiving the heavy band of snow, 2 to 4 inches of new snow is possible.Nebraska counties included: Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, Johnson, Washington, Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Saunders, Lancaster, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Seward, Butler, Colfax, Stanton, Madison, Platte, Polk, YorkIowa counties included: Pottawattamie, Mills, Fremont, Harrison, Monona, Crawford, Shelby, Montgomery, Page, Taylor, Adams, Cass, Audubon, CarrollMissouri counties included: Atchison, Holt, NodawayTemperatures will drop throughout the afternoon Saturday. Bitter cold arrives Sunday with dangerously cold wind chills expected in the mornings throughout the week ahead.Stay up to date with the latest impact weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Snow and wintry mix are expected throughout the morning Saturday. Omaha’s Weather Leader has issued a Severe Weather Day for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory, including the Omaha metro, until 6 p.m. Saturday.
Track the weather wherever you are with our Interactive Radar
Snow will continue across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa through 12 p.m. on Saturday. A band of moderate to heavy snow is falling just north of Omaha and I-80 where visibility is expected to remain low throughout the morning.
Hazardous road conditions are anticipated, impacting drivers both Saturday morning and afternoon.
Total snowfall for much of the area, including the Omaha metro, will range between 1 and 3 inches. Trace snow amounts up to 1 inch is possible south of I-80 to the Kansas border with a light freezing drizzle which may cause a thin glaze of ice. For the areas north of the metro receiving the heavy band of snow, 2 to 4 inches of new snow is possible.
Nebraska counties included: Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, Johnson, Washington, Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Saunders, Lancaster, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Seward, Butler, Colfax, Stanton, Madison, Platte, Polk, York
Iowa counties included: Pottawattamie, Mills, Fremont, Harrison, Monona, Crawford, Shelby, Montgomery, Page, Taylor, Adams, Cass, Audubon, Carroll
Missouri counties included: Atchison, Holt, Nodaway
Temperatures will drop throughout the afternoon Saturday. Bitter cold arrives Sunday with dangerously cold wind chills expected in the mornings throughout the week ahead.
Stay up to date with the latest impact weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.
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