Wayne, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KOAX 202144
AFDOAX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
344 PM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Breezy tomorrow, with gusts out of the southwest at 25-35 mph
  developing late-morning, lasting through the afternoon.

- Temperatures will warm up into the 50s next week, with 60s
  forecast by Christmas day.

- Dry conditions are expected through the forecast period.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 339 PM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

Today and Tomorrow:

Water vapor imagery this afternoon features largely zonal flow that
is only slightly depressed heading into the Great Lakes, while only
mid and high clouds waft along the NE/KS and IA/MO borders locally.
Northwesterly winds that were gusting to 25-30 mph late this morning
have trended lighter, with a wind shift poised to send directions
southwesterly and light overnight into early tomorrow. This
morning`s warm conditions won`t be reproduced tonight/tomorrow
morning, as we clear out almost completely aside from a few
stray high clouds that will allow for radiational cooling to
occur and drive temperatures down into the low 20s.

Tomorrow, the low-level thermal profile will get a boost as the
surface pressure gradient tightens and allows for warming
southwesterly winds that will gust in the 25-35 mph range, with the
strongest wind gusts across northeast Nebraska. If temperatures
over-perform the current forecast by a good margin (on the
order of 5 degrees above the forecast 45-49 degrees) we could
flirt with increased fire danger. Bias corrected guidance like
the NBM are still planning on lighter winds compared to the
forecast while there is upward potential to gust speeds
according to the HRRR/RAP. By late evening, winds will be
trending downward and slightly increased cloud cover to start
the night will keep lows from dipping too far, and should have
them hovering near to just above freezing at their lowest.

Monday and Beyond:

To start the work week the mid/upper zonal flow from the weekend
should transition into ridging centered over the Great Plains and
the jet stream`s axis will have been pushed up to the ND/Canada
area. As a result, the temperatures during the week will have folks
considering celebrating Christmas dinner outside rather than huddled
next to a fire. Highs that were in the 40s for Sat/Sun will give way
to temperatures in the 50s, with the warmest day of them all being
Christmas. Chances for rain will also be in short supply, as any
passing chances for rain get relegated north of the area, closer to
the main jet stream axis. How warm are we thinking Christmas is
going to be? Here is what we have as of now, compared to the records
for Omaha, Lincoln and Norfolk:

........Fcst..Record.....
Omaha    61     57 (1946)
Lincoln  65     65 (1889)
Norfolk  64     63 (1963)

By the time the weekend arrives, precipitation chance will be on the
increase as action along the Pacific Coast trends southward and some
form of trough sneaks between what will be a bifurcated flow
pattern. Agreement on exactly what it will look like and when it
arrives is pretty poor as of now, but we should see something in the
form of rain with snow being a long shot due to the warmer pattern.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1130 AM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

VFR conditions are forecast through the period, with winds
currently out of the northwest gusting at KOMA/KLNK expected to
quiet down over the first couple of hours of the TAF. Overnight,
winds will continue to fall off speed-wise but will also switch
to the south-southwest for the remainder of the forecast, before
gusts begin redeveloping closer to noon tomorrow underneath only
a few high clouds.

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

&&

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DISCUSSION...Petersen
AVIATION...Petersen