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KEY MESSAGES

- Expect a beautiful afternoon with highs in the 70s and some breezy conditions.

- Dry conditions persist into Tuesday and Wednesday.

- A few small (10-30%) chances for showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday and Thursday evening/night.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 110 PM CDT Mon Oct 5 2026

The forecast starts out with northwest flow over the Central High Plains and Great Plains. Expect a beautiful afternoon across the region with highs reaching the mid-70s. Breezy conditions are expected through the afternoon, particularly for the northern and eastern portions of the CWA.

Warmer air gets ushered into the region as a warm front crosses the Dakotas on Tuesday. Summer-like temperatures return briefly, reaching the upper 70s across portions of western Iowa and the low to mid-80s for much of eastern Nebraska.

Dry conditions continue through at least Wednesday morning, allowing areas to continue to recover from last week's flooding. A cold front is expected to drop into the region during the day, bringing some slightly cooler temperatures to the region (70s). A few models have started showing a low-end potential for some rain Wednesday night/early Thursday morning. Have opted to hold off on adding a mention for now, but will continue to need to monitor any changes for the need for a possible increase in PoPs. Thursday also brings a chance (20-30%) of a few showers/isolated thunderstorms.

A ridge shifts east across Nebraska on Friday and Saturday. Warmer temperatures are expected, particularly Saturday with highs returning to the upper 70s to low 80s for many.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 628 PM CDT Mon Oct 5 2026

VFR conditions under mostly clear skies through the TAF period. Winds out of the south this afternoon will weaken this evening. Overnight into early Tuesday winds aloft increase out of the southwest creating LLWS starting around 06Z at KOFK, 09Z at KOMA, and 10Z at KLNK. This will resolve by 15-16Z as winds aloft weaken below critical thresholds. Surface winds will be shifting to southwesterly Tuesday morning.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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

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