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FXUS63 KGID 021856
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
156 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- MINOR FLOODING LINGERS ALONG PARTS OF THE BIG BLUE, LITTLE
BLUE, AND SOLOMON RIVERS. ALL OF THESE RIVERS HAVE CRESTED AND
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF, IF NOT ALL,
OF NEXT WEEK.
- SEASONABLY PLEASANT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 155 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
AFTER A VERY RAINY FEW DAYS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA, A MUCH
DRIER PATTERN IS NOW IN-PLACE.A FEW SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION, BUT GLOBAL ENSEMBLES HAVE FEW, IF ANY,
MEMBERS PRODUCING PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS SHOULD BE GOOD NEWS FOR AREAS WITH LINGERING FLOODING AND
FOR HARVEST OPERATIONS.
DRIER AIR ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE 40S THIS
MORNING, BUT TEMPERATURES QUICKLY RETURNED TO MID TO UPPER 60S
IN THE AFTERNOON UNDER CLEAR SKIES. TONIGHT WILL BE A TOUCH
WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE. SATURDAY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RANGE FROM THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S.
CONTINUED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ON
SATURDAY WILL PROMOTE ANOTHER VERY EFFECTIVE WARMUP....LIKELY
INTO THE 70S FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THE NBM IS ON THE COOL SIDE
OF GUIDANCE, LIKELY DUE TO WARM- SEASON BIAS CORRECTION CARRYING
OVER INTO THE THE MORE FALL-LIKE REGIME WE ARE CURRENTLY IN.
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING, RESULTING IN A
COOLER (BUT NOT OVERLY COLD) DAY ON SUNDAY. MUCH LIKE TODAY
(FRIDAY), HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE 60S TO LOW 70S,
ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
TEMPERATURES THEN GRADUALLY WARM AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.
HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE 50S WILL BE COMMON, WHICH IS
SLIGHTLY ABOVE OUR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS FOR EARLY OCTOBER.
RAIN CHANCES REMAIN MINIMAL (BELOW 10%), EVEN INTO NEXT WEEKEND
(OCTOBER 10-11TH).
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CDT FRI OCT 2 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST SATURDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 20-25KTS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE DAYTIME ON SATURDAY.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...MANGELS
AVIATION...MANGELS
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