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KEY MESSAGES

- Breezy southwesterly winds Sunday afternoon, greatest across western Nebraska and NW Sandhills

- Temperatures mostly remain above seasonal through the week, with highs in the 60s. However, more seasonal temperatures are possible midweek across north central Nebraska.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 243 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

The main concern in the short term will high temperatures both Sunday and Monday and wind speeds Sunday. A weak upper level ridge spreads eastward into the Central Plains Sunday and Monday. WAA with 850 temps around 10 to 15 degrees celsius Sun. and Mon. and mid level winds around 25 to 35 mph Sun. will sufficiently mix in the afternoon. Will see sfc temperatures on both Sunday and Monday reaching the 60s, and with the strong southwesterly winds trended Sunday highs towards the 90 percentile.

For winds, the strongest mid level winds will be on Sunday and will mix to the sfc around 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, with the strongest winds generally across western Nebraska and into the northwest Sandhills Sunday afternoon. Winds on Monday are not expected to be breezy. There will also be the potential for an elevated fire weather concern Sunday, across fire weather zone 204, where the strongest winds and min RH around 30 to 35 percent coincide.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 243 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

Upper level ridging is expected to set up across the region most of this week, which will largely support a dry forecast. However, a shortwave is expected to track across the Dakotas Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday night that may provide a slight cool off for portions of the region this week. Most of the forecast region is expected to see above average temperatures, with highs in the mid 60s. However, following the shortwave, cool air advection aloft is expected across eastern Nebraska, which may spill over into northeast portions of the forecast region. Even with this push of cooler air aloft, highs across north central Nebraska remain near seasonal, with highs in the lower to mid 50s expected through Thursday. Something else to keep an eye on will be the increasing winds Tuesday and Wednesday as a surface low tracks across South Dakota. Southwesterly to westerly winds are expected on Tuesday, with gusts up to 30 mph. By Wednesday, northwest winds with gusts up to 35 mph are possible. With humidity currently expected to drop as low as 25 to 30 percent both days, will need to closely monitor for potential elevated fire weather concerns. Though a surface low is expected to track across South Dakota, still not expecting any precipitation across the forecast region.

By late week, upper level ridging becomes fully established across the region, continuing to limit precipitation potential. As this builds in, warmer temperatures aloft track in from the west, which should push the region back to above seasonal temperatures. Will still keep an eye on the western extent of the cooler air, as some guidance keeps this over the very northeastern portions of the CWA. However, for the most part, highs are expected to rise back into the 60s across the entire region, with mid 60s remaining across the western portion of the region. However, some of the higher end guidance does suggest the potential for some locations to possibly break into the lower 70s. Either way, this remains well above average for mid November, when typical highs drop into the lower 50s.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/

Issued at 525 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail today and tonight across western and north central Nebraska. Winds will continue to gradually increase this morning, taking on a more southwesterly to southerly direction. By the afternoon, gusty winds are possible across the Sandhills and portions of north central Nebraska, with gusts up to 25 knots. Gusty conditions are expected to stop around the evening, as an inversion develops, though winds across northern Nebraska are expected to remain slightly stronger than the rest of the region.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.