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KEY MESSAGES

- Enjoy the warmth today and tomorrow. Colder weather arrives Thursday. Widespread temperatures below freezing are expected Friday morning.

- An exiting system tomorrow will bring some gusty northwest winds (15-25mph; gusts to 35+mph) on Wednesday.

- Dry conditions persist through the end of the work week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 133 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

The forecast period starts with a few high clouds moving across northern Nebraska and southwest flow over the Great Plains. For the rest of today, expect high temperatures to reach the 60s for most areas. Heading into this evening, a shortwave trough drops into the region from the Wyoming Big Horns. The system will not have much moisture with it as it reaches us, so conditions should remain dry through this evening and into the overnight hours.

Tomorrow, the shortwave continues to push to the east and low pressure develops. There will be a decent gradient over the CWA, which will allow for some stronger winds through the day. Northwest winds of 15-25mph are expected with gusts meeting or exceeding 35mph in some locations. Cold air advects into the region Wednesday into Thursday. Wednesday highs will top out in the mid-50s in northern Nebraska and the low to mid-60s for areas along and south of the I- 80 corridor. Overnight lows will fall into the low to mid-30s for areas along and north of I-80, while areas south of the interstate will range from the mid to upper 30s.

The colder air takes hold Thursday, with afternoon highs mainly in the 40s, with a few low 50s possible along the Kansas/Nebraska border.

Thursday night/Friday morning, light winds, mostly clear skies, and radiational cooling will allow temperatures to plummet. The current forecast has widespread lows in the 20s, with low to mid-20s expected for areas along and north of a line from Norfolk to Tekamah. Those with agricultural interests will want to monitor this closely for potential impacts. Also of note for Friday morning is the low for Omaha. Omaha has not yet fallen below freezing for the season, and with the current forecast putting Omaha around a low of 27 degrees, this could potentially tie the record for the latest freeze recorded in Omaha.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 408 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the forecast period. Winds will begin out of the south-southeast before a cold front pushing south across the area veers winds to northwesterly tonight. As the front passes, several hours of LLWS is expected at each terminal later this evening into the overnight period as 40-50 kt gusts move in around FL014. LLWS will subside Wednesday morning as northwesterly gusts at the surface increase to 20-25 kts. High clouds moving into the area this evening will decrease in coverage overnight.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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