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FXUS63 KOAX 081841
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
141 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH SEVERAL CHANCES OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
- THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 139 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
WESTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH. THEY SHOULD DECREASE, BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY KICK OFF ALONG
THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE THIS
EVENING FOR A FEW SHOWERS OR PERHAPS THUNDERSTORMS, PARTICULARLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE.
THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE KANSAS/NEBRASKA BORDER TONIGHT.
HEADING INTO THURSDAY MORNING, ADDITIONAL CHANCES (20-50%) FOR A FEW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION, HELPING KICK OFF ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS
WHILE THE FRONT LIFTS SLIGHTLY INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK (2/5) FOR SEVERE STORMS FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT. ALL HAZARDS WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
THE ONE CONCERN FOR AN ALL HAZARDS SCENARIO FOR TOMORROW WILL BE ANY
IMPACTS FROM MORNING SHOWER ACTIVITY. IF THE ATMOSPHERE GETS WORKED
OVER PRETTY WELL, THAT WOULD HELP LIMIT THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE
WEATHER A BIT.
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA INTO THE
WEEKEND. FRIDAY BRINGS ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS
ALONG WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT BACK
NORTH HEADING INTO THE LATTER PORTIONS OF THE WEEKEND. THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR
MONDAY; HOWEVER THE SET UP IS LOOKING FAVORABLE FOR AT LEAST A FEW
SHOWERS AND STORMS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE. THIS WILL BE A DAY
TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE GET CLOSER TO IT.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1234 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD AT THE TERMINALS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING, DECREASING
TO UNDER 12KTS AFTER 23Z. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS AFTER 11Z AT THE
TERMINALS WITH CHANCES INCREASING TO 40% AT KLNK AFTER 15Z.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ANW
AVIATION...ANW
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