textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- A low pressure system lifting northeast across the region will bring precipitation chances (20-30%) to northeastern Nebraska overnight. Rain mixing with snow before becoming all snow is expected.

- Expect a dry weekend with temperatures gradually returning to the upper 50s to mid-60s by Sunday afternoon.

- The pattern shifts again heading into mid-week bringing additional chances of precipitation to the region.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1141 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Mid-level water vapor imagery shows the low over the Central and High Plains. A line of storms extending from north central Texas to eastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin continues to progress to the northeast. Eastern Nebraska and western Iowa are currently in the dry slot with the comma head of the low slowly pivoting over the Nebraska Panhandle and into north central Nebraska. Precipitation chances will increase across northern Nebraska over the next few hours as the low shifts northeast, bringing shower activity into the Omaha forecast area. Precipitation will start as rain or a rain/snow mix before transitioning to all snow as temperatures drop into the 20s and 30s overnight. Little to no precipitation snow accumulation is expected.

Saturday, the low lifts northeast out of the region with northwest flow setting up. Expect dry conditions over the weekend and a gradual warming trend. By Sunday afternoon, expected highs will return to the upper 50s to mid-60s.

Monday through the end of the forecast, our unsettled weather pattern will continue with a couple of disturbances moving through the region. These systems will bring a cool down and a chance for precipitation to the region, followed by a brief warm up.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1204 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

MVFR with patchy IFR ceilings will remain over the region tonight and into Saturday morning. Ceilings should scatter out to VFR levels from southwest to northeast around 23Z Saturday evening. A few scattered snow showers may sneak across far northeast Nebraska between 06-12Z this morning, but should generally avoid the TAF sites. Any snow that does fall would be light with little to no accumulation. Northwest winds will become breezy today, with speeds up to 25-35 kts possible until 00Z Saturday evening.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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