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KEY MESSAGES

- A few scattered snow showers are possible north of I-80 this afternoon, little to no accumulation is expected.

- Temperatures climb back above normal on Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 40s/50s Monday and in the 50s/60s Tuesday.

- Cooler weather returns Wednesday onwards, as a series of clipper systems move through the area. Light snow is possible Wednesday night-Thursday.

UPDATE

Issued at 250 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

Temperature are currently sitting in the 20s to low 30s this morning under low stratus. Cold air advection will result in temperatures dipping into the teens by sunrise across northern portions of the area. A cloudy and cool day is expected across the area today, with temperatures this afternoon confined to the mid 20s (northeast) to mid 30s (southwest). Thankfully winds remain fairly light at 5- 10mph, keeping wind chill values during the day to the 20s/30s.

A passing disturbance will bring a chance (15-25%) for a few scattered snow showers to areas along/north of I-80 this afternoon. Any accumulations should be limited to a trace/light dusting at most. Snow showers will exit northeastern portions of the area by the evening hours. Skies clear during the late evening-overnight hours, with temperatures dropping into the teens tonight.

The forecast for Monday and Tuesday remain on track, and look to be the warmest days of the forecast period. Highs on Monday will be in the in the 40s (east) and 50s (west), and climb into the 50s and 60s on Tuesday. A cold front dives into the area Tuesday night, bringing cooler air that persists through the end of the forecast period, coldest Friday/Saturday. The next chance for PoPs arrives Wednesday night-Thursday which could bring a chance for light snow, but there remains spread in model guidance Wednesday onwards.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 218 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

Tonight...

A surface area of low pressure will slide off to our southeast and colder air will filter back into our region with briefly gusty northerly winds this evening behind the low. Any precipitation with this clipper system will be well to our northeast across far northeastern Nebraska this evening. We expect dry weather across our forecast area.

Sunday...

This will be a one day cold snap behind tonight's clipper system with the coldest air across our northeast and especially east of our area. Our southwestern areas will only get a glancing shot of this cold air. Northeastern Nebraska will likely only see highs in the teens while our northeastern zones should reach into the 20s, and our southwestern areas could make the mid 30s.

There is a chance for light snow Sunday afternoon with warm air advection as 850 mb temperatures start to climb from west to east. Will see at least increasing clouds and forecast models vary on snow chances, but the predominate model solution seems to be trace amounts of light snow showers across our northern counties, mainly north of I-80. Did introduce small snow POPs of (20-30%) into the forecast. Again, only expecting trace amounts of snow for those that do catch a little snow.

Monday through Tuesday...

This will be a nice warm up especially Tuesday with many areas seeing highs over 60 by Tuesday afternoon. We are essentially in a northwest flow pattern and warmer air pushes in from the west before the next clipper can blast us with another round of cold.

Wednesday through Saturday...

Warming periods typically don't last long this time of year and that will be the case as we end the work week and move into next weekend. The next clipper system comes in from the northwest Tuesday night and could bring some light rain or snow to the forecast area by Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. At this point it doesn't look like a big snow maker for our area but it's still a long ways off with a wide envelope of model solutions at this point in time. What is most likely at this point is that gradually colder air will work back into the area late week into next weekend.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/

Issued at 1155 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

A cold front has moved through the terminals over the past couple of hours, resulting in strong/gusty Nrly winds and MVFR stratus. The winds will weaken some over next few hours, but the stratus will continue. CIGs will likely hover near the IFR/MVFR threshold between 08Z and 13Z, and could go back and forth either way. Should see steadily rising CIGs after 13Z, but expect to remain MVFR through midday Sunday. Could see some flurries or light snow showers Sun afternoon, but don't think these will be strong/organized enough to meaningfully reduce CIGs or VSBYs. Expect decreasing clouds Sunday evening and winds will weaken to light and varible. Confidence: Medium to high.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NE...None. KS...None.