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1/27/2026
12:00:18pm
Forecast Discussion
NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
915 FXUS63 KOAX 271650 AFDOAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 1050 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 /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1050 AM CST Tue Jan 27 2026 VFR conditions through the period. Lines in the TAFs are for wind shifts with wind south of the northwest today becoming light and somewhat variable overnight, generally shifting to south or southwesterly after around 02Z and back to the northwest toward 12Z. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. IA...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...KG AVIATION...McCoy
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Forecast Discussion
NWS Hastings, NE
237 FXUS63 KGID 271702 AFDGID Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 1102 AM CST Tue Jan 27 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Highs will continue to rise through Wednesday (low 30s to low 50s) with the warmest temperatures across southwestern concentrated places. - A cold front early Thursday will bring a end-of-week cooling trend that will drop highs back to the teens and 20s by Friday and Saturday. - A handful of minor/weak snow chances lie across the period Thursday through Sunday morning (20-40% chances). At this time, snowfall amounts remain more on the low-end due to high uncertainty (accumulations
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