Fire up the grill and put on some shorts. Omaha reached above-freezing temperatures Saturday.
Reaching a balmy high of 33 degrees, Omaha broke a 16-day streak of below-freezing and record-breaking cold.
Sunday brings chances of snow and freezing rain, said meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen of the National Weather Service office in Valley.
The Omaha area could see 1 to 3 inches, mostly falling from 6 a.m. to midafternoon.
Temperatures are forecast to be well above freezing the rest of the week, with highs near 40.
Photos: Record-breaking cold temperatures hit Nebraska
The Livestock Exchange Building is surrounded by rising steam from industrial operations in South Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Omaha set a record low on Tuesday, dipping to 23 degrees below zero.
Steam rises out of the Missouri River around the Interstate 480 bridge as viewed from Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs early Tuesday, Feb. 16. Lows in the Omaha metro area were around 23 degrees below zero. The steam caused icy roads and the temporary closure of the bridge.
Frost collects on a sheet of ice in a parking lot in South Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Omaha set a record low on Tuesday, dipping to 23 degrees below zero.
Ice particles from the steam out of the Missouri River float around a frozen leaf at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs as morning lows were around 20 degrees below zero on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Dr. Michael Howard listens to the heart of Bella, a Boston terrier puppy at Best Care Pet Hospital In Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Bella was anesthetized before power was cut to the south Omaha neighborhood where they are located because of extreme temperatures in the region. Dr. Howard was prepping to spay Bella by window light before the power did come back on. They had performed one surgery with no power already that morning.
Steam rises from the MidAmerican Energy Company in Council Bluffs, as seen from South Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Omaha set a record low Tuesday, dipping to 23 degrees below zero.
Cars head west on L Street from 30th Street as a rolling blackout related to extreme temperatures left the traffic lights not working on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
A sign warns of the power outage at Best Care Pet Hospital at 3030 L St. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Extreme temperatures forced rolling blackouts in the area.
Neymar walks around in a sweater after a power outage at Best Care Pet Hospital at 3030 L St. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Extreme temperatures forced rolling blackouts in the area.
Sunlight filters through the steam as cars head east on Leavenworth Street toward 16th Street as the low in the area was close to 20 degrees below zero on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
A sun dog is seen near Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs as the low temperature was 23 degrees below zero on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
Steam rises out of the Missouri River around the Interstate 480 bridge as viewed from Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs early Feb. 16. Lows in the Omaha metro area were around 20 degrees below zero that day. The steam caused icy roads and the temporary closure of the bridge.
A car slid off the road near a bridge at 36th and L Streets as ice from a low temperature of 23 degrees below zero caused many accidents in the area on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Two vehicles are wrecked near a bridge at 36th and L Streets as ice from a low temperature of 23 degrees below zero caused many accidents in the area on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.
Steam rises out of the Missouri River around the Interstate 480 bridge as viewed from Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs early Tuesday, Feb. 16. Lows in the Omaha metro area were around 23 degrees below zero. The steam caused icy roads and the temporary closure of the bridge.
Steam rises out of the Missouri River around the Interstate 480 bridge as viewed from Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs early Tuesday, Feb. 16. Lows in the Omaha metro area were around 23 degrees below zero. The steam caused icy roads and the temporary closure of the bridge.
A drink order is passed through the drive-thru window at the Runza at 2952 Farnam St. on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The Nebraska-based restaurant chain has offered the “Temperature Tuesday” promotion since 2010.
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