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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 /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/
Issued at 514 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026
MVFR ceilings will gradually move eastward today. Brief periods of VFR conditions may be possible this morning before lower ceilings fill back in around 15Z. VFR conditions are expected to prevail after 18-22Z this afternoon. Winds will be breezy out of the northwest, with gusts as high as 25-35 kts possible. Winds will likewise decrease through the afternoon, dropping below 12 kts around 00Z this evening.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...None. IA...None.
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