Lincoln, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
556 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Light snow will gradually diminish in coverage today, with
  lingering snow over southeast NE and southwest IA Saturday
  afternoon into Saturday night.

- Additional amounts of 1-2" are expected today, with highest
  totals along the KS border, decreasing with northeast extent.
  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for southeast NE.

- Continued cold through Monday morning. Coldest wind chills of
  -15 to -25 expected Monday morning.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 249 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

Today...

Dry air hindered snowfall production for locations north of HWY-30
overnight, while those across the southern half of our forecast area
will likely be waking up to at least a dusting of light snow. As of
2 AM, road cameras show snow covered roads across Lincoln, and
through Omaha, with a notable improvement across the river in
Iowa. With temperatures bottoming out in the single digits
below 0, even a light breeze pulled wind chills down to the
negative teens overnight. Subtle isentropic lift, reinforced by
transient frontogenesis will continue to bring snow, primarily
to southeast Nebraska this morning, before tapering off
this afternoon. When all is said and done, expect totals up to
2-3" near the Kansas border, with amounts tapering off to the
north. Some locations north of I-80 could see little more than
a dusting. Minor travel impacts (e.g., reduced visibilities
and/or snow- covered roads) will continue in the area of highest
accumulation, where a Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect
until 6 AM Sunday. Additionally, conditions appear just snowy
enough to create slick roads along I-80 from Omaha through
Lincoln this morning. Therefore opted to add another Winter
Weather Advisory segment for this area until noon, when
snowfall will likely taper off sooner.

Temperatures will struggle to recover under cloudy skies this
afternoon, likely only reaching 5 to 10 degrees. But, that is
still double what we saw on Friday.

Sunday through Monday Morning...

Tonight, lows fall back into the single digits below 0, with wind
chills of -5 to -15. We`ll see a brief "warm up" on Sunday, when
highs double again, reaching the mid teens above 0. However, it will
be short-lived as the next surge of arctic air moves in Sunday
night/Monday morning. Lows to start the school week will fall to -4
to -10, with a light north wind making it feel like -15 to -25
in some locations. This could eventually necessitate another
round of Cold Weather headlines.

Monday and Beyond...

With large scale troughing moving off to the east, and ridging
building over the western CONUS, expect dry conditions with another
brief warming trend Monday through Wednesday. Highs each day
are expected to reach the upper 20s and low 30s, with a few
upper 30s possible Wednesday. Lows Tuesday and Wednesday morning
will remain in the single digits to low teens above 0.

A trough diving south through the Great Lakes could being us a
glancing blow of light precip Wednesday, but latest model runs have
shifted it just to the east of us. Temperatures will likely dip back
into the 20s by the end of the week.

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 520 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

Light snow will continue to diminish in coverage from northwest
to southeast today. MVFR ceilings are expected to linger at KLNK
through 17Z, with patchy MVFR clouds popping in and out of the
KOMA area through 14Z this morning. The majority of any
accumulating snow is expected to come to an end by 18Z for KLNK
and KOMA, however any additional accumulations prior to that
should be light. Brief MVFR to IFR dips in visibilities will be
possible in heavier snow bands. Winds will remain light, out of
the south at 5 to 10 kts.

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.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...Winter Weather Advisory until noon CST today for NEZ051>053-
     066>068-078.
     Winter Weather Advisory until 6 AM CST Sunday for NEZ088>093.
IA...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...KG
AVIATION...KG