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FXUS63 KOAX 221134
AFDOAX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
534 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Expect a mild, dry weekend with highs in the low 60s; rain
  chances increase again Monday, peaking at 60-80%.

- Cooler weather arrives next week, with highs falling into the
  30s and low 40s by Thanksgiving.

- Monitor the forecast for Thanksgiving into next weekend, there
  are early hints of snowfall, but confidence in timing and
  location remains low.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 331 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025

Early morning analysis showed surface high pressure in control 
across the area with just some passing mid to high clouds in the
forecast area. However, there was a small area of dense fog 
across south-central NE into north-central KS where there was a 
low level moisture axis, some earlier breaks in the clouds, and 
winds aloft were at a minimum under low level ridging. A few 
pieces of guidance (e.g. the HRRR) bring that patch of fog 
through roughly the southern half of the forecast area this 
morning, dissipating it toward mid to late morning. Not 
particularly confident in how it will pan out given the 
aforementioned clouds in place and some decent winds aloft. 
However, dewpoint depressions as of 2 AM were only a degree or 2
in many locations, so it wouldn't take much moisture advection 
to reduce those to 0. At the very least, think we'll have some 
patchy dense fog roll through this morning. Other than that, 
it'll be a pretty quiet day, though a touch breezy with some 
wind gusts of 20-25 mph. We'll see some passing clouds, but we 
should be able to mix fairly well, allowing temperatures to 
climb into the lower to mid 60s across much of the area.

By late this afternoon/evening, a cold front currently over the
western Dakotas will have worked through the area, with winds 
becoming northwesterly. Temperatures won't be impacted too much,
but we might be a few degrees cooler overnight Saturday night 
with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. In addition, surface 
high pressure will be building in and should lead to a clear 
night with very light winds, setting the stage for another round
of at least patchy fog development into Sunday morning. 
Otherwise, southerly winds on the back side of departing high 
pressure will allow highs to get back into the upper 50s to 
lower 60s. So overall, a pretty pleasant weekend for late 
November.

Attention then turns to a cutoff low progged to be in eastern 
CO by Sunday evening with associated rain starting to push into 
the forecast area toward midnight into early Monday morning. 
While rain chances are high (60-90% chance through a good chunk 
of the day Monday), totals look to be fairly modest, with 
consensus suggesting only a 20-40% chance of at least a quarter 
inch in a given spot. That precip will exit from west to east 
Monday evening/night, though a northern stream shortwave trough 
will be on its heels, pushing through the Dakotas on Tuesday, 
with a surface low deepening over MN/WI. Strong northwest winds 
on the back side of this low will bring in cooler weather for 
the remainder of the week (50s on Monday, 40s Tuesday, then 30s 
and 40s Wednesday into the weekend). In addition, guidance 
continues to suggest some precipitation could wrap around the 
back side of that low and clip portions of northeast NE into 
west-central IA Tuesday into Tuesday night. With the 
aforementioned cold air moving in, this precipitation would 
likely fall as snow, though overall consensus keeps a vast 
majority of that precip to our north. Currently giving it a 
10-15% chance of seeing snow in our area, with little to no 
impact expected if we do.

Beyond Wednesday, we'll need to continue to monitor for 
potential snowfall at some point Thursday into the weekend. 
While the vast majority of guidance is dry Thursday and Friday 
with surface high pressure in control, there are a handful of 
ensemble members that slide some weak shortwave energy through 
that interacts with a front and brings us a band of snow. For 
now, giving that about a 10% chance at most with very low 
confidence in the timing, strength, and location of any system, 
but given the increased travel, it's definitely worth 
monitoring. Instead, the overall trend has been toward increased
chances of a potentially stronger system impacting the area 
sometime Saturday into early next week. Unfortunately, there is 
A LOT of spread in how that one would pan out as well (timing, 
strength, location, precipitation type, etc.), but given the 
cold air in place, at least part of the area would likely see 
accumulating snow with any system that does move through. So if 
you have travel plans for Thanksgiving, make sure to keep up to 
date on the forecast.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 534 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025

VFR conditions favored through the period with passing mid to
high level clouds. Some patchy fog may develop in southeast NE
early in the period, but latest guidance keeps it south of the
TAF sites, if it develops at all. Also some signs for fog
development early Sunday morning, mainly near and east of the 
Missouri River, but confidence this far out is too low to 
include mention at this time. Winds will be southwesterly to 
westerly to start, with gusts of 18-22 kts by mid to late 
morning. They'll become northwesterly this afternoon with speeds
decreasing significantly through the evening. Finally, could see
a few hours of low level wind shear at OFK early in the period 
with westerly winds of 40 kts at about 1500 ft agl.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
IA...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...CA
AVIATION...CA