textproduct: Omaha/Valley

KEY MESSAGES

- Patchy dense fog is expected over parts of the area Saturday morning.

- Stretch of hot and dry weather starts Saturday into much of next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1116 PM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026 A few weak storms bubbled up along a boundary in far southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska Friday evening. Enhanced stretching potential allowed a couple of funnel clouds to sneak into view before storms dissipated shortly after sunset.

Quiet conditions will likely continue overnight with light and variable winds and clearing skies. With these conditions comes the potential for patchy fog to develop. The best chance for fog will lie primarily along and east of the Missouri River, however some lower visibilities could sneak into eastern Nebraska by early Saturday morning.

Any lingering patchy fog should dissipate shortly after sunrise, with warm and mostly sunny conditions prevailing through the day. Highs Saturday afternoon are forecast to range from the mid 80s over southeast Nebraska/southwest Iowa to the low 90s in northeast Nebraska.

High pressure will continue to build over the west-central CONUS this weekend and through the first half of next week. For those of us in the Central Plains, this means that hot and dry weather will continue. Look for afternoon highs to continue to climb through the upper 80s and into the 90s over the coming week.

Luckily, model solutions indicate most of the Gulf moisture will remain well to the south of the forecast area, limiting excessively humid conditions. However, expect dewpoints are at least slightly underdone without taking into account the effects of "corn sweat" during this time of year. For now, expect heat indicies in the upper 90s likely creeping into the low 100s for at least a day or 2, by middle to late next week.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 540 AM CDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Patchy dense fog has developed across most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa this morning. Conditions vary substantially across the area with shallow fog focused across low-lying areas and river valleys. At this time, fog has settled into OFK and LNK and held off at OMA. Varying MVFR and IFR visibility is likely in fog through 14Z before fog lifts later this morning. The remainder of the period will be VFR. A few afternoon cumulus around FL060 can be anticipated. Winds remain light but will become generally east to southeast through the afternoon.

OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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