textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- A brief warmup is expected into Tuesday, with highs warming into the mid 40s to mid 50s.

- Strong winds likely (80%) Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with gusts 40 to 50 mph.

- Snow chances late Wednesday into Thursday (20-30%), followed by a return of colder temperatures for the weekend.

THE REST OF THE WEEK

Temps will be notably cooler on Wednesday (30s) under the continued northwesterly upper (and surface) flow. A 20-30% chance of snow develops Wednesday night with the area in a baroclinic zone and warm air trying to make inroads from the west. Fewer ensemble members have been bringing snow this far south with the past two global model runs. (PoPs peak in the 30%s now instead of the 40%s).

Current guidance keeps this upper pattern mostly unchanged through the work week with occasionally sharp temperature gradients draped directly across eastern Nebraska or at least within an afternoon's drive. This pattern leaves the forecast with a greater degree of uncertainty than normal. An undetected wiggle in the jet stream or a stronger lee cyclone, etc could have a 20 degree impact. The area could be subject to snow on any of these days with this baroclinicity in the vicinity. Let's hope this pattern resolves itself in a clearer way. Nobody likes an ambiguous forecast.

Right now, snow chances look best (15-25%) over the northern tier of counties on Wednesday night and Saturday.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 536 AM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

High clouds are streaming in from the northwest this morning with reasonable southwesterly winds. Northwesterly winds begin picking up speed this afternoon and evening and by midnight, they'll be gusting up to 40-55 mph. Wind speeds of 60-80 mph will be at FL030 at times.

VFR conditions persist over the next 24 hours.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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