A risk of severe thunderstorms this evening near Omaha
Risk for severe thunderstorms
Updated: 5:26 PM CDT Apr 17, 2025
WELL, HOPEFULLY WE’LL HAVE CLEAR SKIES FOR THAT. AND A DECENT VIEWING CONDITIONS. BUT AS FOR RIGHT NOW, WE’RE WATCHING FOR STORMS TO DEVELOP LATER ON, AND MAYBE THE NEXT HOUR. AS WE GO INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HERE’S THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. AND THIS IS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING. THE COLD FRONT OUT WEST RIGHT NOW, THAT’S ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD KIND OF DRAWING THERE OF WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY. AND YOU CAN SEE IT’S MOVING INTO THAT ORANGE SHADED AREA, WHICH IS OUR ENHANCED RISK INSIDE THAT AREA. I MEAN, THOSE THREATS FROM 5 P.M. THINK STORM GETS GOING, DAMAGING WIND, LARGE HAIL. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THREAT THERE. AND YOU DO SEE TORNADO POSSIBLE. IT’S IT’S THE HIGHEST THREAT IS REALLY THE HAIL BUT A TORNADO. WE’RE GOING TO WATCH CLOSELY. THERE IS A LOT OF WIND SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE. SO IT IS POSSIBLE. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER RADAR. VERY QUIET FOR US. WE DON’T SEE ANY STORMS GETTING GOING YET. THERE IS A STORM. YOU CAN’ REALLY SEE IT ON OUR RADAR. BUT JUST EAST OF KEARNEY, NEBRASKA HAS STARTED TO POP UP ALONG THAT COLD FRONT. HERE’S STORM PREDICTOR. THIS IS THE PREDICTION OF THE RADAR AS WE GO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT THINKS THE COLD FRONT IS. AND THAT’S WHERE STORMS COULD START BUBBLING UP ALONG THAT. THERE’S 5:00 6:00 STORMS REALLY BEGINNING TO BLOSSOM. NOTICE HOW THE STORMS ARE MOSTLY NORTH OF I-80 AND NORTH OF OMAHA. IT’S GOING TO BE A CLOSE CALL, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET TOWARDS 6:00, 7:00, WHERE STORMS START TO BLOSSOM A LITTLE MORE AND THEY COULD GROW IN THAT BACKSIDE OF THAT STORM, COULD GROW INTO THE OMAHA AREA. SO IF YOU DON’T GET STORMS IN& OMAHA, LOOK NORTH. YOU’LL PROBABLY GET A DECENT LIGHTNING SHOW. OR YOU COULD GET CLIPPED BY SOME OF THESE STORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE SOME HAIL AND SOME STRONGER WINDS, AND MAYBE A TORNADO. WE’LL WATCH FOR IT. ALTHOUGH THE ODDS ARE PRETTY LOW. AND THEN IT ALL SHIFTS OUT TOWARDS DES MOINES AS WE GET INTO THE LATER EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, A FEW HIGH MID-LEVEL CLOUDS AROUND, GIVING US SOME FILTERED SUNSHINE. WE ARE AT 80 DEGREES. THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 18MPH. THERE’S OUR TEMPERATURES 80 AND SOME UPPER 70S ON THE BOARD AS WELL. LOOK AT LINCOLN AT 84, BEATRICE AT 86. SO YOU SEE THAT ENVIRONMENT. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF WARMTH THERE. AND YOU CAN TELL WHERE THE COLD FRONT IS BECAUSE BEHIND IT SOME DRIER AIR NORFOLK AT 44, THE COLD FRONT JUST EAST OF THERE, AND WIDESPREAD DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S. THAT’S AN INDICATION TO US THAT THERE IS SOME MOISTURE IN THE AIR, NOT A TON OF MOISTURE, BUT ENOUGH FOR A STORM TO REALLY GET GOING AND BLOSSOM. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE COLD FRONT IS BECAUSE NORFOLK GOT A NORTHERLY WIND. EVERYWHERE EAST OF THAT AND SOUTH OF THAT HAS A SOUTH BREEZE, ANYWHERE FROM, SAY, 10 TO 20MPH. SO IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BREEZY GOING INTO YOUR EVENING. SO IF YOU DON’T GET A STORM, WHICH A LOT OF US WON’T, YOU WILL HAVE SOME GUSTY WINDS. THERE’S THE WIND GUSTS UP NEAR 25 30MPH, HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF YOU LIVE IN OMAHA, YOU SEE WE ONLY PUT A 40% CHANCE. THERE’S NO GUARANTEE. BUT A STORM COULD ROLL OVER YOU AND BE STRONG FROM 7 TO 8:00, WITH A 40% CHANCE OF THAT LOW TEMPERATURE FOR TONIGHT, 48 DEGREES COOLING OFF A LITTLE BIT. SEASONABLY AVERAGE TYPE. COOL. AND THEN INTO THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. MUCH COOLER, 50 INSTEAD OF 80. THAT’S FROM THAT COLD FRONT DRAGGING IN SOME COOLER AIR. SEVEN DAY FORECAST HERE. FRIDAY. KIND OF A I WOULDN’T SAY A DREARY DAY, BUT IT’S KIND OF AN OVERCAST KIND OF DAY. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET A LOT OF SUNSHINE. IT’S GOING TO BE COOLER OUTSIDE AND IT’S GOING TO FEEL SO MUCH COOLER BECAUSE WE’RE SO WARM THESE PAST COUPLE DAYS. SATURDAY DOWN TO 61, SUNDAY 56. THAT’S YOUR EASTER SUNDAY, WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD GET SOME SHOWERS. 70% CHANCE OF REALLY WHAT LOOKS LIKE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ON SUND
A risk of severe thunderstorms this evening near Omaha
Risk for severe thunderstorms
Updated: 5:26 PM CDT Apr 17, 2025
Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms. Meteorologist Luke Vickery gives you the latest details in the forecast you trust.
Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms. Meteorologist Luke Vickery gives you the latest details in the forecast you trust.
