Action 3 News Weather Blog

Temperatures will remain below normal this weekend with Canadion High Pressure building in. With low temperatures in the 30s the next two nights, frost is possible outside of Omaha! The high pressure system will slide east on Sunday with the return flow setting up and brings a chance for a few rain showers by Sunday Afternoon. Rain will increase Sunday Night through Tuesday with a chance of strong thunderstorms possible on Monday. Highs will remain well below normal for the better part of the next week mainly in the low to mid 60s.

Another strong storm system will move across the state on Thursday. Out ahead of the system we will see gusty south winds and highs approach 80 degrees. Our chance for strong to severe storms will increase late Thursday. The primary threat will be large hail, gusty winds and even an isolated tornado with the threat evolving to high winds as the the line matures. Stay tuned to action 3 news for the latest.

Hi all!  So far April has been on the warm side but relatively quiet with severe weather.  Our pattern is starting to change a bit and becoming more active.  Showers will push out of the area early this evening and we will see dry weather for most of  Thursday.   A stronger storm will push out into the plains late Thursday into Friday bringing us a chance of strong storms.  The greatest threat would be hail and possible damaging winds.  The risk for sever weather extends from Eastern Nebraska south to Texas on Friday.  Stay tuned to Action 3 News and action3news.com for the latest over the next couple of days.

Another powerful spring storm will move out into the plains over the next few days. So far this week it has been windy and warm with temps around 80. Showers and storms will become more widespread Wednesday into Thursday. The chance for severe weather looks to be on the low side at this time although a few of the storms could be strong late on Wednesday. The northern branch of the storm will drive into Canada before dipping back into the Great Lakes. Another area of Low Pressure will develop over the Southern Plains by Friday but will be far enough south to keep the best chance of rain down that way. For us partly cloudy & cooler 60s will arrive for the weekend.

I am sure most of you heard the sirens today??? We are in the middle of severe weather awareness week, a reminder that severe weather is just around the corner! This week we focus on severe weather safety, what defines a severe thunderstorm, lightning, flooding and of course tornadoes. Last year was fairly easy going with only 39 tornadoes reported across the state, down 12 from our 30 year average of 51 per year. Most meteorologist believe this year will be more active especially given last year and the harsh winter we just had. Just a reminder that most of our severe weather occurs late in the afternoon during the suns heating and in the months of April, May and June. Stayed tuned to Action 3 News and the First Warning Weather Team throughout the spring and summer for latest on the storms and to keep you and your family safe when severe weather threatens.