Omaha Weather: Blowing Snow Sunday

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Sunday is a First Alert 6 Weather Day as a storm system brings a spherical of rain and snow to our space, together with very sturdy wind gusts.

Sunday remains to be a First Alert 6 Weather Day for whiteout circumstances.(wowt)

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the metro and quite a few counties till 9 PM Sunday. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Shelby and Monona County in Iowa till 9 PM Sunday as properly. Blizzard Warnings have been issued for a number of Iowa counties till 7 AM Monday.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the metro until 9 PM Sunday. — A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the metro till 9 PM Sunday.(wowt)

Chances for precipitation will enhance late Saturday in a single day into Sunday morning. Rain is probably going in a single day with the change to snow not anticipated till mid morning.

The best chance of snow is between 10 AM through 6 PM. — The finest likelihood of snow is between 10 AM by 6 PM.(wowt)

Snow could begin as early as 10 AM Sunday morning. — Snow may start as early as 10 AM Sunday morning.(wowt)

The snow may begin as early as 10 AM on Sunday and proceed by 6 PM. Once the snow begins, the winds may even drastically enhance which is able to proceed by the afternoon. 2″ or much less of snow is probably going within the metro and many of the space. Higher quantities are attainable north and east of the metro.

Chance of 2" or more is very low for the metro. — Chance of two” or more is very low for the meter.(wowt)

Winds will pick up tomorrow with gusts between 50 and 75 mph possible out of the north and northwest. Models struggle to show anything more than 60-65 mph at this point but there are much stronger winds aloft that could make it to the surface and spike over 70 mph in the afternoon.

Winds will increase drastically after 10 AM Sunday.(wowt)

Even with light amounts of snow, this could impact travel through the day with visibility dropping in more open areas. Strong wind gusts may cause damage and potentially lead to power outages as these gusts are above the 60 mph threshold used for severe thunderstorm warnings.

Impacts are expected including hazardous travel and power outages.(wowt)

Temperatures will peak near the mid 40s in the morning before cooling through the rest of the day. As temperatures continue to drop, wind chills will drop into the teens and eventually the single digits with strong winds. Those wind chills should drop below zero by Monday morning.

The good news is the temperatures recover very quickly by Wednesday as highs reach back up into the 60s. It gets even warmer on Thursday and Friday in the 80s with plenty of sunshine for days.