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FXUS63 KOAX 101732
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1232 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH
WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND EVEN LOW 90S.
- GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 30-40+ MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE POSSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
- A COOLING TREND BEGINS TUESDAY. OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM
ARRIVES BY MID-WEEK, CONTINUING THE COOLING TREND, AND MARKING
THE RETURN OF RAIN CHANCES TO THE FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1231 PM CDT SAT OCT 10 2026
SEVERAL RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE BROKEN YESTERDAY ACROSS THE
AREA AND SEVERAL MORE ARE THREATENED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE LARGE
AND AMPLIFIED RIDGE REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE GREAT PLAINS INTO
SOUTHERN CANADA. TO THE EAST, THE REMNANTS OF ISAIAS, AND TO THE
WEST, A DIGGING TROUGH, COMBINE TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AS A RESULT
WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 30-40+ MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
AND CLEAR SKIES PROMOTE EXCELLENT MIXING OF WARMER AND DRIER AIR
ALOFT AS WELL. ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES IS
ANTICIPATED WITH UPPER 80S AND EVEN LOW 90S FOR MANY. THESE
TEMPERATURES MAY BREAK SEVERAL RECORDS ACROSS THE AREA. OMAHA'S
RECORD HIGH IS 91 SET IN 1928 WITH A CURRENT FORECAST HIGH OF 92.
SIMILARLY, LINCOLN HAS A FORECAST HIGH OF 92 WHICH WOULD BREAK THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 91 SET IN 2024. NORFOLK MAY FALL SHY OF THEIR
RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1928 WITH A HIGH OF 91 FORECAST.
THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LEADING TO INCREASED FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 25-35 PERCENT AND WIND
GUSTS OF 30-40+ MPH MAY SUPPORT RAPID FIRE SPREAD. THE WINDIEST AND
DRIEST CONDITIONS OVERLAP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE
VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES REMAIN MILD HEADING INTO SUNDAY WITH CONTINUED STRONG
SOUTH WINDS. TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S START THE DAY BEFORE ANOTHER
WARM AFTERNOON. THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE HAS SLOWED DOWN THE
PROGRESSION OF LARGE-SCALE FEATURES OVER THE CONUS AND THIS KEEPS
THE HEAT IN PLACE. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONCE AGAIN CLIMB WELL
INTO THE 80S AND EVEN LOW 90S DESPITE INCREASED CLOUD COVER FROM A
PASSING DISTURBANCE TO OUR NORTH. TEMPERATURES WON'T BE QUITE AS
WARM AS TODAY AND WON'T BREAK RECORDS, BUT REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL
REGARDLESS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SLOWER PROGRESSION OF FEATURES HAS
SLOWED MONDAY'S COLD FRONT. ANOTHER WARM DAY IS ANTICIPATED, BUT
WITH THE ADDED COMPRESSIONAL WARMING AHEAD OF THE FRONT, EVEN WARMER
TEMPERATURES THAN SUNDAY APPEAR LIKELY.
THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT FINALLY PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA
ON TUESDAY. THIS BEGINS A COOLING TREND FOR THE REGION. AT THE SAME
TIME, OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE GREAT PLAINS. A TROUGH
OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL EJECT NORTHEAST AND ABSORB REMNANT
MOISTURE FROM SIMON IN THE PROCESS. RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO THE
FORECAST LATE TUESDAY AND THESE CHANCES CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THIS SYSTEM
HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY SINCE YESTERDAY, BUT WIDESPREAD 0.25 TO 0.75
INCH RAINFALL TOTALS APPEAR LIKELY BASED ON ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. THE
HIGHEST TOTALS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WITH LOWER AMOUNTS
TOWARDS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
BEYOND THE MID-WEEK SYSTEM, THINGS TURN QUIET AND COOLER. A STRONG
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE GREAT PLAINS LATE NEXT WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. FALL-LIKE TEMPERATURES RETURN TO THE REGION WITH
PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE. A WELCOMED RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL WEATHER.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1152 AM CDT SAT OCT 10 2026
VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. STRONG SOUTH
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN 30-35 KTS ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET. LLWS DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA
AND LASTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT REMAIN WEAKER THAN SATURDAY.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...CHEHAK
AVIATION...CHEHAK
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