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FXUS63 KOAX 041706
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1206 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION WILL
BRING PRECIPITATION CHANCES (20-30%) TO NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA
OVERNIGHT. RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW BEFORE BECOMING ALL SNOW IS
EXPECTED.
- EXPECT A DRY WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RETURNING TO
THE UPPER 50S TO MID-60S BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
- THE PATTERN SHIFTS AGAIN HEADING INTO MID-WEEK BRINGING
ADDITIONAL CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1141 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
MID-LEVEL WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND
HIGH PLAINS. A LINE OF STORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS TO
EASTERN IOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TO THE
NORTHEAST. EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
DRY SLOT WITH THE COMMA HEAD OF THE LOW SLOWLY PIVOTING OVER THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AS THE LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST, BRINGING SHOWER ACTIVITY INTO THE
OMAHA FORECAST AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW
MIX BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE
20S AND 30S OVERNIGHT. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED.
SATURDAY, THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST OUT OF THE REGION WITH NORTHWEST
FLOW SETTING UP. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND AND A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, EXPECTED HIGHS WILL
RETURN TO THE UPPER 50S TO MID-60S.
MONDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST, OUR UNSETTLED WEATHER
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH
THE REGION. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING A COOL DOWN AND A CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION, FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF WARM UP.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1206 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE WIDESPREAD
LOW CLOUDS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WITH HEIGHTS RANGING FROM
FL025-035 NORTH OF THE PLATTE RIVER TO FL030-040 SOUTH OF IT.
THE MODELS INDICATE CEILING HEIGHTS SLOWLY INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON WITH KOFK IMPROVING TO VFR CONDITIONS BY ABOUT 21Z,
AND KOMA AND KLNK MAINTAINING VFR CONDITIONS. CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30-35 KT THIS AFTERNOON DIMINISH TO BELOW 12 KT BY
05/02Z-03Z.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ANW
AVIATION...MEAD
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