997  
FXUS63 KGID 080530  
AFDGID  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1230 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
..06 AVIATION DISCUSSION UPDATE  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT SOME LOCALIZED GUSTY WIND  
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.  
 
- ANOTHER ROUND OF SPOTTY SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
 
- DRY AND WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
SHOWERS HAVE PERSISTED OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AS THE UPPER CUTOFF  
LOW SLOWLY PUSHES EASTWARD. NEBRASKA HAS REMAINED MOSTLY DRY,  
BUT A FEW SHOWERS/T-STORMS HAVE JUST STARTED TO DEVELOP, AIDED  
BY DIURNAL HEATING. THIS CONVECTION WILL BE LARGELY CONFINED TO  
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT  
EXPECTED DUE TO THE LACK OF INSTABILITY/SHEAR, BUT LOCALIZED  
DOWNDRAFTS AND HIGH CLOUD BASES COULD LEAD TO BRIEF PERIODS OF  
SUB-SEVERE GUSTY WINDS (40-50 MPH).  
 
CAMS HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SPOTTY DIURNALLY-DRIVEN  
SHOWERS/STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. COVERAGE  
IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIMITED, WITH 95% OR MORE OF THE AREA  
LIKELY TO REMAIN DRY.  
 
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE  
CENTRAL/WESTERN CONUS, RESULTING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, BREEZY  
WINDS, AND HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DRY CONDITIONS. HIGHS IN THE 80S  
ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EACH DAY FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY,  
AND COULD EVEN APPROACH THE 90S BY TUESDAY. THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY  
FOR RAIN WILL BE AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA  
THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1210 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:  
 
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS TAF PERIOD AS THE MID-WEEK SYSTEM  
PUSHES ON OUT OF THE AREA, SCATTERING OUT MOST OF THE CLOUDS. A  
FEW LOWER STRATUS NEAR 8KFT OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW UPPER-LEVEL  
CLOUDS THURSDAY MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED  
WITH BELOW 20% PRECIP CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON (VERY LOW CHANCE).  
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOPS WILL REMAIN ISOLATED AND BRIEF. VARIABLE  
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING EASTERLY  
DURING THE DAY NEAR 10-15KTS. WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY  
RETURN TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
 
 
   
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NE...NONE.  
KS...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
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