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Forecast for Friday 16th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 19:04:00 (cst)
Windchills expected to be at or below zero tonight through Sunday morning. Solar and earthquake watch for significant activity now through mid next week. TONIGHT - Mostly cloudy with some evening flurries, cold, and windy becoming partly cloudy around midnight. Low around 8. Northwest wind 15-20mph gusting 25-30mph. USGS REPORTED RECENT GLOBAL EARTHQUAKES OF NOTE IN OUR LOCAL TIME (central time zone standard time) Mag 3.8 northwest AK panhandle northwest of Elfin Cove 16/1236 (felt in Elfin Cove) Mag 3.2 southwest Big Island of Hawaii 16/1155 (shook southwest of island) Mag 4.1 southeast rural Albania 16/0429 (no reports) Mag 3.3 Denali Park, central AK 16/0325 (felt in Denali Park) Mag 4.9 southwest Mexico east of Acapulco 16/0043 (felt 450km from epicenter and shook hard Acapulco) Mag 3.1 offshore west of Brandon OR 16/0035 (no reports) Mag 5.2 just offshore north of Guatemala-Honduras border 16/0009 (shook southeast Belize, east and southeast Guatemala, and shook hard northwest Honduras) Mag 3.4 southwest CA southwest of Morongo Valley 15/2129 (felt in Ontario, Mira Loma, Temecula, Murietta, Riverside, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, and shook Morongo Valley) Mag 6.0 offshore west of Brandon OR 15/2126 (felt in southwest British Columbia, Seattle, Portland, and Sherwood WA, Arcata CA, Salem, Albany, Cottage Grove, Eugene, and Oakland OR; and shook Neskowin, Otis, Lincoln City, Siletz, Seal Rock, Reedsport, Coos Bay, Port Orford, and Brandon OR) Mag 3.4 westcentral CA south of Tres Pinos 15/2025 (felt in Pebble Beach, Monterey, Carmel Valley, Salinas, Hollister, and shook Gonzales and Tres Pinos) RECENT CENTRAL AND EASTERN US EARTHQUAKES IN OUR LOCAL TIME MAG 2.0 OR GREATER OR FELT (central time zone standard time) Mag 2.1 southern TX just east of Pearsall 16/0932 (no reports) Mag 2.6 southern TX just east of Pearsall 16/0853 (felt in Pearsall) Mag 2.1 western TX northwest of Pecos 16/0630 (no reports) Mag 2.5 southeast NM northwest of Carlsbad 16/0222 (no reports) Mag 2.4 western TX south of Carlsbad NM 16/0127 (no reports) Mag 3.3 southeast NM northwest of Carlsbad 15/2319 (felt in Carlsbad) Mag 2.1 western TX northwest of Pecos 15/2311 (no reports) Mag 2.5 southeast NM northwest of Carlsbad 15/2146 (no reports) Mag 2.6 northwest TX west of Stanton 15/2044 (felt in Stanton) Mag 3.2 western TX northwest of Pecos 15/2006 (felt in Toyah) Mag 2.3 southwest TX west of Dilley 15/1957 (no reports)

Forecast for Friday 16th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 19:04:00 (cst)

Windchills expected to be at or below zero tonight through Sunday morning.

Solar and earthquake watch for significant activity now through mid next week.

TONIGHT - Mostly cloudy with some evening flurries, cold, and windy becoming partly cloudy around midnight. Low around 8. Northwest wind 15-20mph gusting 25-30mph.

USGS REPORTED RECENT GLOBAL EARTHQUAKES OF NOTE IN OUR LOCAL TIME (central time zone standard time)

Mag 3.8 northwest AK panhandle northwest of Elfin Cove 16/1236 (felt in Elfin Cove)
Mag 3.2 southwest Big Island of Hawaii 16/1155 (shook southwest of island)
Mag 4.1 southeast rural Albania 16/0429 (no reports)
Mag 3.3 Denali Park, central AK 16/0325 (felt in Denali Park)
Mag 4.9 southwest Mexico east of Acapulco 16/0043 (felt 450km from epicenter and shook hard Acapulco)
Mag 3.1 offshore west of Brandon OR 16/0035 (no reports)
Mag 5.2 just offshore north of Guatemala-Honduras border 16/0009 (shook southeast Belize, east and southeast Guatemala, and shook hard northwest Honduras)
Mag 3.4 southwest CA southwest of Morongo Valley 15/2129 (felt in Ontario, Mira Loma, Temecula, Murietta, Riverside, Moreno Valley, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, and shook Morongo Valley)
Mag 6.0 offshore west of Brandon OR 15/2126 (felt in southwest British Columbia, Seattle, Portland, and Sherwood WA, Arcata CA, Salem, Albany, Cottage Grove, Eugene, and Oakland OR; and shook Neskowin, Otis, Lincoln City, Siletz, Seal Rock, Reedsport, Coos Bay, Port Orford, and Brandon OR)
Mag 3.4 westcentral CA south of Tres Pinos 15/2025 (felt in Pebble Beach, Monterey, Carmel Valley, Salinas, Hollister, and shook Gonzales and Tres Pinos)

RECENT CENTRAL AND EASTERN US EARTHQUAKES IN OUR LOCAL TIME MAG 2.0 OR GREATER OR FELT (central time zone standard time)

Mag 2.1 southern TX just east of Pearsall 16/0932 (no reports)
Mag 2.6 southern TX just east of Pearsall 16/0853 (felt in Pearsall)
Mag 2.1 western TX northwest of Pecos 16/0630 (no reports)
Mag 2.5 southeast NM northwest of Carlsbad 16/0222 (no reports)
Mag 2.4 western TX south of Carlsbad NM 16/0127 (no reports)
Mag 3.3 southeast NM northwest of Carlsbad 15/2319 (felt in Carlsbad)
Mag 2.1 western TX northwest of Pecos 15/2311 (no reports)
Mag 2.5 southeast NM northwest of Carlsbad 15/2146 (no reports)
Mag 2.6 northwest TX west of Stanton 15/2044 (felt in Stanton)
Mag 3.2 western TX northwest of Pecos 15/2006 (felt in Toyah)
Mag 2.3 southwest TX west of Dilley 15/1957 (no reports)

Forecast for Saturday 17th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 17:14:00 (cst)
Sat 17 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:46am Sunset 5:22pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33 SATURDAY - ALERT FOR COLD: Mostly sunny, windy, and cold. High in the lower teens. Northwest wind 20-25mph gusting 30-35mph diminishing to 10-15mph mid afternoon. Overnight mostly clear becoming mostly cloudy around midnight with a low around 5 near midnight rising to the mid teens by sunrise with a calm wind becoming southwest 5-10mph after midnight becoming southwest to south 10-15mph after 3am.

Forecast for Saturday 17th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 17:14:00 (cst)

Sat 17 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:46am Sunset 5:22pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33

SATURDAY - ALERT FOR COLD: Mostly sunny, windy, and cold. High in the lower teens. Northwest wind 20-25mph gusting 30-35mph diminishing to 10-15mph mid afternoon. Overnight mostly clear becoming mostly cloudy around midnight with a low around 5 near midnight rising to the mid teens by sunrise with a calm wind becoming southwest 5-10mph after midnight becoming southwest to south 10-15mph after 3am.

Forecast for Sunday 18th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 17:16:00 (cst)
Sun 18 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:45am Sunset 5:23pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33; new moon SUNDAY - Mostly cloudy with a chance of some afternoon flurries. High in the mid 30s midday falling to the lower 20s late afternoon. South wind 10-15mph becoming calm late morning becoming north 10-15mph by mid afternoon. Overnight mostly clear and cold with a low around 5 and a north wind 10-15mph becoming northwest 5-10mph after midnight.

Forecast for Sunday 18th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 17:16:00 (cst)

Sun 18 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:45am Sunset 5:23pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33; new moon

SUNDAY - Mostly cloudy with a chance of some afternoon flurries. High in the mid 30s midday falling to the lower 20s late afternoon. South wind 10-15mph becoming calm late morning becoming north 10-15mph by mid afternoon. Overnight mostly clear and cold with a low around 5 and a north wind 10-15mph becoming northwest 5-10mph after midnight.

Forecast for Monday 19th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 12:59:00 (cst)
Mon 19 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:45am Sunset 5:24pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33 MLK JR DAY (MONDAY) - Mostly sunny and very cool. High in the lower 20s. Calm wind. Overnight mostly clear with a low in the lower teens and a calm wind becoming south 5-10mph after 3am.

Forecast for Tuesday 20th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 13:13:00 (cst)
Tue 20 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:44am Sunset 5:25pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33 TUESDAY - Mostly sunny. High in the upper 30s. South wind 10-15mph becoming southeast 5-10mph in afternoon. Overnight partly cloudy with a low in the mid 20s and a calm wind becoming northwest 5-10mph before midnight. Wed 21 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:43am Sunset 5:26pm; Average Low 15 Average High 34 WEDNESDAY - Mostly sunny. High around 40. Northwest to west wind 5-10mph. Overnight partly cloudy with a low around 20 and a calm wind. OUTLOOK - Breezy and cloudy Thursday (high upper 30s). Breezy and cloudy Thursday night (low mid 20s). Cooler and cloudy Friday (high around 30). Friday night low mid teens. UPCOMING EVENTS AND DATES: Sun 18 Jan - new moon Mon 19 Jan - Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday observed federal holiday Sun 01 Feb - full moon Sun 08 Feb - super bowl Sat 14 Feb - Valentine's Day Mon 16 Feb - Washington's Birthday observed federal holiday Tue 17 Feb - new moon/mardi gras/Shrove Tuesday Wed 18 Feb - Ash Wednesday (Lent begins)

Forecast for Tuesday 20th of January 2026updated: 2026-01-16 13:13:00 (cst)

Tue 20 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:44am Sunset 5:25pm; Average Low 15 Average High 33

TUESDAY - Mostly sunny. High in the upper 30s. South wind 10-15mph becoming southeast 5-10mph in afternoon. Overnight partly cloudy with a low in the mid 20s and a calm wind becoming northwest 5-10mph before midnight.

Wed 21 Jan for Omaha - Sunrise 7:43am Sunset 5:26pm; Average Low 15 Average High 34

WEDNESDAY - Mostly sunny. High around 40. Northwest to west wind 5-10mph. Overnight partly cloudy with a low around 20 and a calm wind.

OUTLOOK - Breezy and cloudy Thursday (high upper 30s). Breezy and cloudy Thursday night (low mid 20s). Cooler and cloudy Friday (high around 30). Friday night low mid teens.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND DATES:

Sun 18 Jan - new moon
Mon 19 Jan - Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday observed federal holiday
Sun 01 Feb - full moon
Sun 08 Feb - super bowl
Sat 14 Feb - Valentine's Day
Mon 16 Feb - Washington's Birthday observed federal holiday
Tue 17 Feb - new moon/mardi gras/Shrove Tuesday
Wed 18 Feb - Ash Wednesday (Lent begins)