Matt’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Strong winds, cold air, and a Freeze Watch

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The rain is starting to wrap up in Omaha Thursday evening. Now our attention turns to strong winds overnight into Friday morning, with cold wind chills too. There is also a Freeze Watch in effect for most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa for early Saturday. Widespread frost is likely, but many cities will also get the first freeze of the season too.

Nebraska-Iowa Weather Alert: Freeze Threat Before Warmup Oct 17-21

A freeze watch threatens plants and exposed plumbing before highs rebound into the upper 70s.

First Freeze Possible Saturday Morning Across Eastern Nebraska

Eastern Nebraska is in for a sharp change in weather, with gusty winds, much colder temperatures and a possible first freeze Saturday morning. “A little taste of winter here, just a little appetizer,” National Weather Service meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen tells KLIN News. He says wind gusts could reach...

Nebraska-Iowa Weather Alert: 34 MPH Winds, Frost Oct 16-17

Omaha and Council Bluffs face soaking rain before temperatures fall near freezing Saturday morning.

Science behind frost and when the metro typically sees its first frost

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s that time of year when we begin to see crisp mornings and a nip in the air! While the metro has almost seen temperatures near freezing in the morning, we haven’t experienced our first frost yet, but we have our first chance this weekend.

Strong Winds, Lows Near Freezing on Friday and Saturday

Our first freeze of the fall season looks to arrive during the next couple of mornings statewide. A Freeze Warning will be in place through Friday morning (October 16) for portions of the panhandle, with air temperatures dropping to the upper 20s. A Freeze Watch will be in effect for the eastern two-thirds of the state on Friday night into Saturday morning, with forecast lows in the lower 30s.

Bring the umbrella today, keep the jacket around tomorrow!

Windy at times Thursday night, Friday is super breezy!. You'll still probably still want to keep that jacket - and maybe that umbrella - around as we head into our Thursday afternoon. Spotty showers will continue just a tad longer, but we can expect more dry time into the evening!

City of Lincoln urges residents to protect pipes as cold weather arrives

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - With the arrival of cold temperatures, the city of Lincoln is encouraging property owners to protect pipes from freezing to avoid costly damage or high water bills. Lincoln Water System officials said the most common problems involve lawn irrigation systems that have not been properly winterized....

Rain and wind shake up the week ahead in Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - After a relatively quiet stretch, Nebraska is about to get a dose of fall weather. A system moving into the state will bring scattered storms Tuesday evening, widespread rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and gusty winds to wrap up the week. Here’s what 10/11 Weather is tracking.

Rainy tonight and Thursday, gusty winds into Friday

Windy at times Thursday night, Friday...gusts up to 45 MPH. Our next round of rain will begin moving into the region from the west this evening. Omaha will likely remain dry through 8-9 PM. This rain will become widespread after midnight and continues into Thursday morning where we could have a few non-severe thunderstorms south of Omaha/I-80 in the morning.

Rusty's 10 Day Forecast

Showers Likely Through Thursday, Cold and Windy to Finish the Week

Rain chances look to pick up during the overnight hours. Keep the umbrella handy for the Thursday morning commute before rain chances taper off during the afternoon. The latest runs of StormCast show precipitation coverage increasing through the overnight hours, leaving us with a soggy Thursday ahead. Showers will gradually taper off throughout the afternoon and early evening.

Dry and cool before a rainy Thursday!

We've got a little bit of sunshine for the start of our Wednesday afternoon, but soon those clouds will start building! Heading into the late afternoon hours, rain will begin moving in from the southwest and will be spotty/scattered at times by Wednesday evening, becoming widespread after midnight. The rain...

Cold front to bring cooler air and midweek rain to Omaha

Tuesday will not be nearly as windy, but it will be much cooler with highs in the mid-60s. Scattered showers and storms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening. Most of these look to hang out south of I-80, where a few of these storms into the evening hours have the potential to become severe.

A strong cold front is about to bring big changes to the area

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - A cold front began to move into the area yesterday. After stalling out overnight, it is now advancing southeast through the rest of the area today. Monday: A cold front is roughly half way through Nebraska early this morning (8:00am), lined up from near Sioux City, Iowa to Imperial, Nebraska. Another day of heat is expected out ahead of the cold front. Behind the front, it’ll be a much different story. Ahead of the cold front, temperatures will rise into the 80s and lower 90s. There might even be a couple of mid 90s in the far southeast. The best chance of a record high today will be in Lincoln where today’s record is 93°. That is currently my forecast high for today there. Winds ahead of the front will be breezy out of the southwest at 10 to 20 mph with a few gusts possibly over 25 mph. North of the cold front, temperatures will be dropping a bit or a little slower to rise. Highs north of the boundary will be in the 70s and 60s with the coolest temperatures in far Northern Nebraska. There may be some that don’t get out of the 50s. There are areas of low clouds and fog in Northern Nebraska. It could be very stubborn to clear today, keeping temperatures down.

Omaha vendors brace for slow season as temperatures drop

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Colder months starting mean the start of a challenging season for many Omaha small businesses. Vendors who make their living at farmers markets, festivals and pop-up events say things get a lot harder once events thin out. Rose Schneider has spent nearly 20 years building her...

Matt’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Starting the week in the 90s, and ending with frost

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha is back in the 90s again Monday afternoon, but I can confidently say this is the last one for a while. A cold front comes through tonight, and hangs around to the south for a couple days. Then a stronger front will drop temperatures even more by the weekend.

Historic October heat wave: Omaha makes weather history

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha just experienced something that has never happened before: four days in the 90s during October and not only that, but they were CONSECUTIVE. Monday’s high of 91 degrees capped off a remarkable streak that shattered records and made meteorological history for the metro area.

Historic October heat ends as fall weather takes over

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln made history this week — but not the kind we typically celebrate in October. The city reached 90 degrees or warmer for four consecutive days, marking the first time that’s happened in October since records began in 1887. That streak included two tied record highs on Friday and Saturday, and a new record high on Monday. The summer time temperatures end into the day Tuesday as a cold front pushes through Nebraska, ushering in a much more seasonal fall pattern.