Chance is a prediction of how ideal the conditions are for a storm to enter the region. A warmer start to the day Tuesday will turn into one with near record warmth this afternoon. Eta making landfall over Nicaragua Tuesday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane, See what Rusty predicted for winter back in November. Initial snowfall reports, after a blizzard moved east out of Nebraska late Saturday, indicated that 6 to 10 inches of new snow had fallen in the Omaha metro area. November 2020. Blue = Chance of a Snow Storm.

With the map linked here, and the supporting reports below it, you can keep tabs on how much has fallen. There are also monthly and yearly counts of the days that the city normally has heavy snowstorms and deep snow accumulated on the ground.

Of January or February, no one remaining month sticks out as being snowier than the other. Contact Us | Copyright © 2020 Current Results Publishing Ltd. The overall lack of snowfall in December likely now means the odds are tilted toward below-average snowfall for the season as a whole. As of Tuesday afternoon, Eta is making landfall over northeastern Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane. German; English; French; Italian; United States | Omaha, Nebraska. Rusty's 2019-2020 Winter Outlook — UPDATED! This is the temperatures outlook for the middle of the month (Jan. 13-19). 2020 Iowa and Nebraska Winter Weather Awareness Day November 5th (PDF) ... As snow and/or ice reports come into the NWS (you can email reports to nws.omaha@noaa.gov or Tweet to @NWSOmaha), we will pass them on here. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

It’s tough to get above that 26-34” (average) range when one-third of meteorological winter has so little snowfall.

There will still be bouts of cold or arctic air but the duration of those is likely to be fairly short. We ended up with 2.2” of snow for the month, a good 4” less than average. March 2021.

The second half of January does have the potential for arctic air to dislodge and move south if the polar vortex were to weaken some.

© SnowChance 2020. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 2.9 inches for the month. But major blizzards that dump ten inches or more in one day are not normal here. Toggle navigation Snow Chance. %siteName% Products: HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK: … Mostly clear skies take us into tonight, with lows dropping back into the 40s. After a relatively mild start, we will warm up quickly Tuesday! Average is roughly 26-32 inches across the area, but I think the best odds fall in the 32- to 40-inch snowfall range for this coming season. We started Wednesday with temperatures in the 40s and 30s (coldest northwest of the Metro), but highs have rebounded nicely this afternoon! NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. If you're curious, at this same time last year, we were sitting at 13.1 inches of snow at Eppley for the season, 6.2 inches of which had fallen in February. Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur once a year. Incredible warmth today across the metro, setting a new record high of 80 degrees (so far)!

Near or just below the average snowfall of 6” per month is what I expect each of those months. While the month didn’t play out as expected, I still believe it will be the driver for the rest of our winter and determined just how our winter will play out as a whole.

December’s temperatures ended up over 6 degrees above average making for a mild month but it wasn’t even a top 20 warm December. Let's see how the numbers looked and check out what the rest of winter may have in store. Privacy | For nine days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals at least an inch. The first set of monthly snow totals are averages for 2010 to 2019. Orange = Chance of a Winter Storm.