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Serving Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)Vol. 1, No. 12
Public safety

Mild Tuesday in Omaha, then a likely first freeze Friday

No watches or warnings for Douglas County as of 7:33 a.m. Tuesday.

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Forecast as of 6:35 a.m. CT Nov. 10, 2026, from the National Weather Service.

OMAHA — Omaha gets one more mild day Tuesday, with increasing clouds and a high near 64, before a cooldown that the National Weather Service says will likely bring the city's first freeze of the season Friday morning. That would tie 2015 for the latest first freeze on record, the weather service said in its overnight forecast discussion, issued at 10:10 p.m. Monday. No watches, warnings or advisories were in effect for Douglas County at 7:33 a.m. CT, per the NWS hazards page.

Tuesday's high runs about 10 degrees above normal for early November, according to the discussion. Veterans Day turns sunny and cooler, near 56, with northwest gusts as high as 23 mph in Omaha's point forecast; the discussion puts gusts across the region at 25 to 35 mph. Highs fall to the mid 40s Thursday and Friday. The point forecast lists a low around 27 Thursday night, and the discussion expects lows in the mid to upper 20s across the area Friday morning, with another chance of freezing temperatures Saturday morning. The work week stays dry; a slight chance of showers returns Sunday as highs climb into the 50s.

  • Today: Increasing clouds. High near 64.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy early, then gradual clearing. Low around 46.
  • Wednesday (Veterans Day): Sunny. High near 56. Northwest wind gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Wednesday night: Mostly clear. Low around 36.
  • Thursday: Sunny. High near 45.
  • Thursday night: Mostly clear. Low around 27.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 43.
  • Friday night: Mostly clear. Low around 30.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 47.
  • Sunday: Slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, high near 52.
  • Monday: Partly sunny. High near 56.

Source: NWS point forecast for Omaha; NWS Omaha/Valley Area Forecast Discussion; NWS hazardous weather, Douglas County.

How we checked this: Reported from the National Weather Service's Omaha point forecast (last update 6:35 a.m. CT Nov. 10), its Omaha/Valley forecast discussion (issued 5:53 a.m. CT Nov. 10; discussion section issued 10:10 p.m. CT Nov. 9) and its Douglas County hazards page, opened Nov. 10, 2026, at 7:33 a.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.

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