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Omaha, NE weather

It is 56°F and partly cloudy at Omaha, Millard Airport as of Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Overnight: Chance Rain Showers, low near 55°F, 13% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:13 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

56°F

Partly Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 89% · dew point 53°F

Pressure · visibility

30.02 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Omaha, Millard Airport (KMLE), Oct 28, 3:55 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Omaha forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS OAX forecast area

1 active alert covers zones served by the OAX office near Omaha:

  • Dense Fog Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Nebraska has 6 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Omaha (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM56°FChance Rain Showers13%SSE 6 mph
Wed 5 AM56°FChance Rain Showers13%SSE 6 mph
Wed 6 AM56°FChance Rain Showers12%SSE 6 mph
Wed 7 AM57°FMostly Sunny9%SSE 7 mph
Wed 8 AM57°FMostly Sunny10%SSE 8 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FMostly Sunny11%SSE 8 mph
Wed 10 AM62°FMostly Sunny12%S 10 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FMostly Sunny12%S 12 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FSunny11%S 13 mph
Wed 1 PM73°FMostly Sunny7%S 14 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FMostly Sunny7%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM75°FMostly Sunny11%SSW 14 mph
Wed 4 PM76°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%SSW 13 mph
Wed 5 PM75°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms17%SSW 10 mph
Wed 6 PM73°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms28%WSW 7 mph
Wed 7 PM71°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms21%W 5 mph
Wed 8 PM67°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19%W 6 mph
Wed 9 PM64°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16%WNW 3 mph
Wed 10 PM62°FSlight Chance Rain Showers16%WNW 3 mph
Wed 11 PM61°FMostly Clear1%NW 3 mph
Thu 12 AM60°FMostly Clear0%NNW 3 mph
Thu 1 AM58°FMostly Clear0%NNW 5 mph
Thu 2 AM57°FMostly Clear0%N 6 mph
Thu 3 AM55°FMostly Clear0%N 6 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Omaha can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 50°F

A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

High 68°F·Low 55°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

High 67°F·Low 55°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 3 mph.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 56°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East southeast wind around 3 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday

High 65°F·Low 52°F

Rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday

High 62°F

Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Omaha is served by the National Weather Service OAX forecast office, forecast zone NEZ052, county zone NEC055.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Omaha (41.2627, -96.0535), in Douglas County. Population: 489,265 (2024 estimate), number 1 of the 11 Nebraska cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KOAX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.2627,-96.0535 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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