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KEY MESSAGES

- Well above normal temperatures return for the remainder of the weekend into early next week

- Next chance of precipitation is Tuesday evening

- Elevated fire weather concerns through early week

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 353 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026

An upper level ridge strengthens across the western CONUS and 850 temps range around 8 to 10 degrees across western and southwest Nebraska. Did bump temperatures a few degrees warmer across southwest Nebraska to account for this with highs nearing 60 degrees across southwest Nebraska. Ridge will keep us dry for Sunday and will see elevated fire weather concerns for western Nebraska where min RH will drop into the upper teens to near 20 percent for far southwest Nebraska. Winds will remain light around 5 to 10 mph with gust up to 20 mph.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 353 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026

Upper level ridge to the west will keep northwest flow and drier conditions along with well above normal temperatures in the 50s to low 60s through Tuesday. This will also keep elevated fire weather conditions for western Nebraska and portions of the Sandhills through Tuesday. A front will push through on Tuesday with strong winds and precipitation chances. Wind gust Tuesday afternoon will be around 15 to 25 mph with gust up to 40 degrees possible. Will need to continue to monitor the elevated fire weather concerns on Tuesday across southwest Nebraska with the combination of strong winds and min RH around 25 to 30 percent. Precipitation chances don't arrive until Tuesday evening, as of right now any precipitation that does fall looks to be in the form of rainfall as temperatures should remain above freezing through midnight and the bulk of the precipitation chances fall between 00z and 06z.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/

Issued at 534 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail across western and north central Nebraska overnight and through the day tomorrow. A band of snow showers persists across north central Nebraska for the next few hours this evening, leaving low end VFR to MVFR conditions underneath the cloud deck. Once these showers dissipate, ceiling heights are expected to rise throughout the night, with clouds clearing by the morning. Winds take a subtle shift to westerly and remain light throughout the night into the morning. By late morning, while winds increase slightly remaining so through the afternoon. Some gusty conditions are possible across western Nebraska, however, these gusts are expected to remain west of area terminals.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.