textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- Cooler air continues to settle in from the north. Fall-like weather returns by mid-week and continues into the weekend.

- There is a low chance of strong to severe thunderstorms over southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa Tuesday afternoon and evening. More widespread showers and thunderstorms overspread the region Wednesday into Thursday.

THE REST OF THE DAYS

Cool sfc high pressure works in on Friday, leaving highs in the 50s; shy of seasonal norms and the coolest day since May. As winds relax under the clear skies Friday night, temps will plummet and widespread 30s are currently forecast. Patchy frost is looking increasingly likely as the freezing mark looks harder to hit.

Temps should improve over the course of the weekend as ridging works through the area. Sunny skies will help, but that sun isn't riding as high in the sky as it was just a month ago.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 528 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Patchy MVFR ceilings will continue to move in from the north this morning. Expect at least scattered MVFR ceilings, with periods of broken cloud cover possible at all 3 TAF sites through 00Z this evening. Showers and a few strong to severe storms are forecast to develop across southeast NE and southwest Iowa this afternoon and evening. While confidence in precip impacting KOMA and KLNK remains low at this time, the best chance for storms will be between 00-06Z.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NE...None. IA...None.