Nebraska Weather: 02-20-2026

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Nebraska Weather Podcast. It's Friday, February 23rd. Folks, Nebraska woke up quiet this morning. Almost suspiciously quiet. Cold, calm, clear skies. The kind of morning where your breath hangs in the air like a little ghost. Here's the deal. Eastern Nebraska starts at 24 degrees with barely a whisper of wind. Three miles an hour out of the northwest. You won't even feel it. Skies stay wide open all day, letting temperatures climb into the upper 30s by afternoon. Tonight you're back down to the low 20s under a blanket of stars. Now head west and things get interesting. Western Nebraska's actually a touch warmer this morning at 27 degrees. But there's a plot twist. A slight chance of light snow showers sneaks in later today. Nothing to cancel plans over. Just enough to dust the ground like powdered sugar on a donut. Temperatures hover in the mid 30s, then lows drop to the upper teens overnight. Here's your heads up for the week ahead. Saturday is the gem. Sunshine statewide, highs pushing 40 degrees. Perfect for getting outside. Sunday stays dry and mild with mid 40s across the board. Then Monday, a weak system slides through bringing a chance of light rain or snow. Nothing dramatic. Just winter reminding you it still has your number. Temperatures hold steady in the 40s through midweek. One more thing. Sunrise at 6:33 this morning, sunset at 5:18. We're gaining almost three minutes of daylight every day now. Spring is creeping closer whether winter likes it or not. So. If this forecast helped you plan your Friday, share it with a neighbor. Word of mouth keeps us going. Stay safe out there, folks. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.