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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
146 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
CLEARING SKIES AND DECREASING WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING, COLDEST FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA WHERE LOWER 20S ARE FORECAST. ANOTHER ROUND OF SUB
FREEZING TEMPERATURES IS VERY LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AREA WIDE, AND A RED FLAG WARNING AS BEEN ISSUED.
THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, BUT THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN
INCREASING CHANCES FOR NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER MID
TO LATE WEEK.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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