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FXUS63 KOAX 270747
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
147 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WARMER, BUT STILL BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S AND LOW
30S FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
- QUICK COOLDOWN FRIDAY WITH MORNING WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM
-10 TO -20.
- SNOW CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING (15-30%
POPS) AND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT (20-40% POPS).
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 138 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
TODAY...
A COLD FRONT DRIFTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT, DROPPING
TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS
AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH KEPT WIND CHILLS IN THE GENERALLY BETWEEN
15 AND -5.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN AT THE SURFACE TODAY, ALLOWING DRY
CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO PREVAIL. THIS AFTERNOON, HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN YESTERDAY, IN THE LOW TO
MID 20S, AS NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DRAWS COLDER AIR SOUTHEAST.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
UPPER RIDGING OVER THE FOUR-CORNERS REGION WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON
WEDNESDAY, QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH PUSHING INTO THE
ROCKIES FROM THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR TO
EBB INTO THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY. HIGHS WILL REACH A FEW DEGREES
HIGHER THAN TUESDAY, UP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S. HOWEVER, THIS "WARM-
UP" WILL BE SHORT-LIVED, AS A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE
NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DROPPING THURSDAY'S HIGHS BACK INTO
LOW 20S.
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SHORTWAVE WILL PASS TO THE SOUTHWEST
THURSDAY, FOLLOWED BY A MORE ROBUST TROUGH DROPPING OUT OF THE
GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. EACH FEATURE WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION, ALONG WITH A SURGE OF COLDER
AIR. THE BEST CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA, THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING (15-30%).
THURSDAY NIGHT, LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW 0, HOWEVER WIND CHILLS WILL FEEL
MORE LIKE -10 TO -20. HIGHS ON FRIDAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO
REACH THE POSITIVE TEENS.
THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND...
ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL DRAW A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PLAINS THIS WEEKEND, BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY
OR SUNDAY (20-40%). THE GOOD NEWS IS MODELS HINT AT AN UPPER RIDGE
BUILDING INTO THE NATION'S MIDSECTION, BRINGING WARMER AIR WITH IT.
BOTH THE LATEST 6-10 AND 8-14 DAY OUTLOOKS FROM THE CPC PAINT US
WITH A 50-60% CHANCE FOR TEMPERATURES TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1119 PM CST MON JAN 26 2026
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SOME PASSING
MID-LEVEL CLOUDS TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY EARLY
IN THE PERIOD, STICKING AROUND 6-10 KTS OVERNIGHT AND THEN
PERHAPS GUSTING 18-20 KTS MID-MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SHOULD SEE THEM LIGHTEN UP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AGAIN LATE IN THE PERIOD.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...KG
AVIATION...CA
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