textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- Warmer, but still below-normal temperatures in the 20s and low 30s for much of this week.

- Quick cooldown Friday with morning wind chills ranging from -10 to -20.

- Snow chances return Thursday through Friday morning (15-30% PoPs) and Saturday and Saturday night (20-40% PoPs).

DISCUSSION

Issued at 138 AM CST Tue Jan 27 2026

Today...

A cold front drifted across the forecast area overnight, dropping temperatures into the teens and single digits. Light northwest winds at speeds of 5 to 10 mph kept wind chills in the generally between 15 and -5.

High pressure will build in at the surface today, allowing dry conditions and mostly sunny skies to prevail. This afternoon, high temperatures will be slightly cooler than yesterday, in the low to mid 20s, as northwesterly flow draws colder air southeast.

Wednesday through Friday...

Upper ridging over the Four-Corners region will shift eastward on Wednesday, quickly followed by a shortwave trough pushing into the Rockies from the west coast. This will allow slightly warmer air to ebb into the forecast area Wednesday. Highs will reach a few degrees higher than Tuesday, up to the low to mid 30s. However, this "warm- up" will be short-lived, as a backdoor cold front moves in from the northeast Wednesday afternoon, dropping Thursday's highs back into low 20s.

The previously mentioned shortwave will pass to the southwest Thursday, followed by a more robust trough dropping out of the Great Lakes on Friday. Each feature will bring a chance for light snow accumulations across the region, along with a surge of colder air. The best chance for light snow will remain across the western half of the forecast area, Thursday through Friday morning (15-30%). Thursday night, low temperatures are expected to dip into the single digits above and below 0, however wind chills will feel more like -10 to -20. Highs on Friday are only expected to reach the positive teens.

The Weekend and Beyond...

Another clipper system will draw a cold front through the northern Plains this weekend, bringing another chance for light snow Saturday or Sunday (20-40%). The good news is models hint at an upper ridge building into the nation's midsection, bringing warmer air with it. Both the latest 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks from the CPC paint us with a 50-60% chance for temperatures to rise above normal.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 450 AM CST Tue Jan 27 2026

VFR conditions to prevail through the period with some passing mid-level clouds Tuesday. Northwesterly winds are expected to increase mid- morning into the afternoon, with occasional gusts up to 20 kts. Winds will eventually diminish in the late afternoon and become southwesterly again late in the period.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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