textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- Powerful winds with gusts of 50 to 65 mph expected over much of the area by the morning hours. Snow will move into the area, and combined with the winds, will result in whiteout/blizzard conditions and lead to travel impacts.

- Frigid wind chills expected Sunday night into Monday with values in the -10 to -25 range expected, especially in northeast Nebraska into west-central Iowa.

- Slight chance (15-20%) for a rain/snow mix Tuesday. Warm up expected for rest of long term period with highs reaching 80F by Friday.

LONG TERM

/TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

Tuesday evening will see another disturbance trek through the area resulting in a 15 to 20% chance for a rain/snow mix, mainly in our far northeastern service area. Dry conditions prevail for the remainder of the extended forecast with a gradual warming trend expected for Wednesday through Saturday. Areas may reach 80F by Friday: quite the change from the frigid temps expected late tonight into Monday!

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/

Issued at 1226 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

A dynamic weather system will move through the region this period with scattered rain showers overnight transitioning to snow Sunday morning. The falling precipitation coupled with extremely strong wind gusts up to 50 kt will lead IFR (and potentially LIFR) visibilities, along with MVFR ceilings.

Ongoing rain showers at KOFK are expected to end within the next half hour, with uncertainty in exactly where additional shower activity crops up overnight. As such, have maintain a dry forecast until 12z at KOFK and 16z at KOMA and KLNK when confidence increases in prevailing snow. Initial precipitation type could be a rain-snow mix with a quick transition to all snow. Snow ends late this afternoon at KOFK and early this evening at KLNK and KOMA.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NE...Blizzard Warning from 7 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for NEZ011-012-015>018. High Wind Warning from 7 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Monday for NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068- 078-088>093. Cold Weather Advisory from 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Monday for NEZ011- 012-015-017-018-031>034-043>045. Winter Weather Advisory from 7 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for NEZ030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068. IA...Blizzard Warning from 7 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for IAZ043-056. High Wind Warning from 7 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Monday for IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091. Cold Weather Advisory from 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Monday for IAZ043- 055-056-069. Winter Weather Advisory from 7 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for IAZ055-069-079-080-090-091.