Forecast Discussion
NWS Omaha/Valley, NE

945
FXUS63 KOAX 120426
AFDOAX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1026 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A mix of clouds and sun today with highs in the mid 30s to low
  40s west.

- Warm temperatures are expected Monday and Tuesday (50s to near
  60) with partly cloudy skies.

- Cooler temperatures on Wednesday with the next best chance for
  precipitation expected late Thursday into Friday (20 to 40%
  chance).

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 247 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

Surface high pressure continues to to move east of the region behind
the large trough pivoting into the Mid-Atlantic. With high pressure
to our east, southwesterly winds have returned to the region under
mostly sunny skies. Temperatures have warmed accordingly, though a
tad slower than expected. Temperatures are in the mid 30s to low 40s
with western extent this afternoon. This is only the start of the
warming trend heading into the start of the work week. More westerly
winds keep the area warm and dry Monday into Tuesday. Temperatures
warm into the 50s to near 60 as a result of this. That said, things
begin to change by Tuesday afternoon as a strengthening shortwave
trough digs into the Upper Midwest. This causes gusty northwest
winds over the region, potentially resulting in increased fire
danger, and pushing a cold front through the area. This front is
expected to be dry due to limited moisture ahead of it. The colder
temperatures arrive by Wednesday pushing the area back into the 30s
and 40s. Another shortwave trough will be approaching the region
Thursday into Friday. This system is forecast to track farther south
as it digs towards the Mid-Mississippi River Valley. Temperatures
briefly warm with southerly winds ahead of this feature on Thursday.
Precipitation chances increase with slightly better moisture and
stronger forcing in place. Light rain and snow is currently expected
heading into Thursday night through Friday morning as a cold front
pushes through. This is a low chance (20-40%) of precipitation,
largely confined to northern portions of the area, at this juncture.
Once the front clears the region on Friday, colder air filters in.
By next weekend, temperatures may struggle to climb out of the 20s
on Saturday and 30s on Sunday.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1016 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

VFR conditions are likely (at least 95% chance) through the TAF
period at all sites. Winds will be mainly less than 12 kts,
becoming westerly or southwesterly at all sites by morning.


&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
IA...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Chehak
AVIATION...Barjenbruch

NWS OAX Office Area Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion
NWS Hastings, NE

448
FXUS63 KGID 120513
AFDGID

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1113 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Temperatures to start the new work week are expected to
  continue climbing...with mid 50s-near 60 for Monday and more
  widespread near 60 for Tuesday ahead of an approaching frontal
  boundary. Not totally out of the question that some light
  sprinkles could work their way into the area on Tuesday, still
  some uncertainties with those chances.

- A cold front pushing through the area on Tuesday will usher in
  the potential for gusty NW winds...and cooler highs in the 40s
  (perhaps 30s) for Wednesday.

- A stronger cold front looks to pass through the region late
  Thursday into Friday...bringing what looks to be the strongest
  winds of the upcoming week. NW wind gusts exceeding 45 MPH
  will be possible...will be monitoring trends for the potential
  for gusts approaching 55-60 MPH, mainly across portions of
  south central NE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 353 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

Currently through tonight...

Been a quiet end to the weekend across the region...with most
areas seeing mostly sunny skies. Looking in the upper levels,
data showing a lower-amplitude pattern across much of the
CONUS...low pressure spinning over the eastern US/Can border
keeping troughing through the East Coast, with ridging extending
north along the West Coast. This is keeping flow across the
Central Plains northwesterly...with dry conditions thanks to a
lack of any notable disturbances. At the surface, the forecast
area is set up between high pressure centered roughly over
eastern OK/KS and weak troughing draped SW from the
eastern/central Dakotas into western NE/KS. Winds remain south-
southwesterly...had a few gusts around 20-25 MPH closer to
midday- early afternoon, but most speeds outside of far eastern
areas are in the 10-15 MPH range. No big surprises with temps
today...with 3PM obs ranging from right around 40 along the HWY
81 corridor to the mid 50s along/west of HWY 183.

Quiet conditions continue on into the evening and overnight
hours tonight. Winds are expected to turn more westerly, but
remain on the light side around 10 MPH.

Monday and Tuesday...

Looking to the start of the new work week...overall there hasn`t
been any significant changes to the forecast. Models still in
pretty good agreement showing little change in the upper level
pattern for Monday, with broad NWrly flow continuing. Monday is
looking to be a pleasant day...expecting partly cloudy to mostly
sunny skies, with continued westerly winds as we sit north of
an area of sfc high pressure extending along the Gulf Coast
region, while a weak trough boundary pushes east across the
region. Speeds looking to top out around 10-15 MPH. Models
showing the air mass continuing to moderate, and with the
westerly, downsloping component to the winds (though not
strong), expecting a bump up in temperatures...with forecast
highs in the mid 50s to low 60s.

Tuesday into Tuesday night, the first of a couple of upper level
disturbances looks to starting digging south-southeast out of
central Canada, eventually resulting in a more amplified pattern
in the upper levels across the central CONUS. Tuesday will have
the potential to be more breezy/windy, as a cold front works
its way south. Winds start the day westerly, turning more
northwesterly behind that boundary...and especially across the
northern half of the area, gusts around 30-35 MPH are not out of
the question. Confidence in high temps for Tuesday is not
high...as there will be the potential ahead of the front for
highs to climb up around 60 (especially in the southern
half)...but there looks to be more cloud cover. Though not a ton
of moisture to work with, it`s not out of the question that a
swath of light precipitation (driven by another strong upper
level jet streak) could nose in from the NNW during the
afternoon/evening hours...so will be keeping an eye on how
models trend, at this point looking like it`d mainly be liquid.

Wednesday and on...

Breezy conditions are likely to continue on into the day on
Wednesday in the wake of the cold front...but should diminish in
speed as the afternoon hours pass. Sharper northerly upper level
flow is expected as this first disturbance/trough axis pushes
east...forecast currently remains dry, but like Tue/Tue night,
will see how models trend with any lingering light precipitation
potential. It`ll be a cooler day...highs are currently in the
low- mid 40s, could see that trend down more in the coming days.

Forecast remains dry for Thursday as well, with models showing a
brief bout of upper level shortwave ridging making its way
through the Plains...allowing for a rebound in temperatures back
further into the 40s-low 50s. Another frontal boundary
accompanying the next upper level system will be working its way
toward the forecast area during the afternoon
hours...confidence in the timing of its passage is not high at
this point, which would affect both the wind and temp forecast.

Next upper level disturbance will be taking a similar track
southeastward out of central Canada into the Great Lakes region
Thursday night through Friday night...with a trough axis
extending well to its south-southwest through the Plains. Again
not having a plentiful moisture source to work with, any
precipitation for our area associated with this system currently
looks to be pretty light...we`ll see how models trend this
week. Looking like the more notable impact would be with
`colder` (basically normal) temperatures and stronger winds.
Forecast highs for Friday are in the mid-upper 30s for most of
the forecast area...but strong NW winds behind the front could
have gusts near/over 40-45 MPH...and the ECMWF ensemble
probabilities still showing a roughly 10-30 percent chance of
gusts at/over 50kts (58 MPH) over our south central NE counties.

Dry conditions return for next weekend, with temps mainly in the
30s sticking around for Saturday, then more 40s/near 50 for
Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1108 PM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

High confidence (90-95%) VFR conditions through the period.

In general westerly winds are expected through the entirety of
the period, only briefly varying to the WSW to WNW.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...ADP
AVIATION...Mangels

NWS GID Office Area Forecast Discussion