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FXUS63 KOAX 272340
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
640 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. BELOW-NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WITH A MEDIUM (30-60%) CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON
TUESDAY.
- NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A LOW
(10-20%) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.
- A GRADUAL WARMING TREND BY THE END OF THIS WEEK INTO THIS
WEEKEND WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1205 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
AFTER AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER LAST WEEK AND WEEKEND, A MUCH
QUIETER WEATHER PATTERN IN TAKING SHAPE FOR THIS WEEK. A COLD
FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING, USHERING IN COOLER
TEMPERATURES. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
QUICKLY EXITING THE REGION TO THE EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS REMAIN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY REACHED THEIR HIGHS FOR THE
DAY AS TEMPERATURES ARE HOLDING STEADY OR FALLING BEHIND THE
FRONT.
TUESDAY WILL START COLD AS 30S ARE LIKELY FOR THE AREA. THERE IS
A LOW (10-20%) CHANCE OF FROST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA WHERE TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR-FREEZING. THAT SAID,
LINGERING WINDS AND RELATIVELY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES SHOULD
KEEP FROST AT BAY. DESPITE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS
THE GREAT PLAINS, A CHANCE OF SHOWERS RETURNS BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AS A MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OVERHEAD. WHILE
THERE IS A MEDIUM (30-60%) CHANCE FOR RAIN ACROSS THE AREA, DRY
AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL GREATLY LIMIT WHAT ACTUALLY REACHES
THE GROUND. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS
IN THE 50S DUE TO CONTINUED CLOUD COVER AND RAIN CHANCES. ONCE
AGAIN, TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 30S FOR MOST BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH LARGELY ZONAL MID-LEVEL FLOW TAKING
SHAPE OVER THE REGION. HIGHS IN THE 60S WITH LOWS IN THE 30S AND
40S ARE TO BE EXPECTED. THERE IS AT LEAST A LOW (10-20%) CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM ON THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER
PASSING MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THAT SAID, LIMITED MOISTURE
SHOULD LIMIT WHAT ACTUALLY REACHES THE GROUND.
BY THE END OF THIS WEEK INTO THIS WEEKEND, A WARMING TREND
BEGINS. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY A UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS
THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY. TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE
70S TO NEAR 80 THROUGH THIS PERIOD. DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED
AT THIS TIME, WITH SUNNY SKIES FORECAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 636 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
MVFR CEILINGS PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH
WIDESPREAD STRATUS AT FL020. EXPECT TO SEE CIGS LIFT JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOW.
TUESDAY BRINGS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (30-40%) TO THE AREA MID-
DAY. GAVE A LARGE WINDOW OF POSSIBLE SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE
AFTERNOON TOMORROW AT KOFK AND KLNK AND LEFT KOMA DRY FOR NOW
DUE TO LOWER CONFIDENCE. EXPECT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY TO BE SPOTTY
AND OCCASIONAL.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...CHEHAK
AVIATION...NICOLAISEN
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