textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- Low clouds persist over western Iowa and much of eastern Nebraska.

- There is a low chance (10%) for patchy drizzle late tonight, but otherwise dry conditions are favored through the middle of next week.

- Subfreezing temperatures (upper 20s and low 30s) are possible (30-50%) tonight in northeastern Nebraska, and across the entire area Friday night.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1223 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

As of noon, stratus persists for areas east of a line from Norfolk to Lincoln. For the rest of the day, this will be pretty "steady state", but is expected to expand this evening into tonight.

The increasing cloud cover will keep most areas (except for northeastern Nebraska) above freezing tonight. Late tonight into Friday morning, some patchy drizzle will become possible as the depth of low-level saturation increases and coincides with some weak lift. Impacts should be minimal and the most favored area for this is near and south of Interstate-80.

Lingering cloud cover will help keep temperatures a bit on the cooler side again Friday (upper 40s and low 50s). Friday night will feature another opportunity for subfreezing temperatures as surface high pressure pushes to our east. After that, temperatures look very mild through the weekend and into next week (highs in the 60s and low temperatures in thu upper 30s and 40s).

Dry conditions are also favored to accompany this relatively warm pattern. Global ensembles highlight a high-confidence stretch of dry conditions for Friday through at least next Wednesday. Even beyond that, precipitation potential appears pretty limited through the middle of November.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 531 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

Stratus has build in and is here to stay through the next 18 hours or so, with MVFR conditions this evening turning to IFR conditions as ceilings dip overnight between 03-06z for KOFK and KLNK. Winds are expected to trend much lighter, with some areas of lower visibility developing in the stillness near or just west of KOFK, clipping the terminal with 5SM visibilities between 11-13z. During the afternoon hours, the low clouds should begin to scatter out and lift, with light winds continuing into an overnight where fog may be able to develop early Saturday.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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