OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -After five consecutive mild winters with 20 inches of snow or less, the Omaha metro could be heading into its snowiest winter in six years.
On the latest episode of the Weather Wise podcast, Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord sat down with Nick Weig to break down the official 2026-27 Winter Weather Outlook, pointing to a rapidly developing, record-setting “Super El Niño” in the Pacific Ocean as the primary driver behind an active and potentially stormy winter pattern.
Predicting 37 to 42 inches of snowfall
Lord is forecasting between 37 and 42 inches of total snowfall for the area this season. That is well above the region’s historical average of roughly 29 inches.
To find the last above-average snowfall season in the Omaha area, you have to go back to the 2020-21 winter. The last five winters stayed under 20 inches of snow, largely driven by prolonged La Niña patterns that also fueled regional drought conditions before rains finally erased the deficits this past summer…