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FXUS63 KGID 200527
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1127 PM CST MON JAN 19 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS INCREASE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO
HIGHER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY.
- THERE IS A CHANCE (15% TO 45%) OF SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.
- THE COLDEST DAY OF THE FORECAST WILL BE FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. THE COLDEST NIGHT WILL BE FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH LOWS MOSTLY IN THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS.
- WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING MAY GET DOWN TO
AROUND - 15 TO NEAR -25 DEGREES.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 314 PM CST MON JAN 19 2026
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
A BROAD, UPPER TROUGH IS OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY EXCEPT THE WEST
COAST. A SURFACE HIGH IS CENTERED ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND EXTENDS NORTHWARD TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WINDS ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS RANGE
FROM THE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE 20S.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW 20S.
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE LEE OF THE
ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO AND WILL EXTEND EASTWARD INTO
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA
WEST OF HIGHWAY 183 MAY GET DOWN TO AROUND 20% TO 30% TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS IN THIS AREA AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS
MAY LEAD TO ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MAINLY WESTERN PORTIONS OF DAWSON
COUNTY SOUTH TO FURNAS COUNTY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL
RANGE FROM THE 30S TO THE 50S WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES
ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND THE WARMEST
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS. LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE
NORTH THEN TO THE WEST.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY THEN WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH BY
EVENING. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF
THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 183 AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20% TO 25% MAY
COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES
ON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 40S AND 50S. WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SWITCH OUT OF THE NORTH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
MOSTLY BE IN THE 30S. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THURSDAY
NIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH LOWS IN THE POSITIVE TO
NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
A SURFACE HIGH WILL DOMINATE THE REGION ON FRIDAY WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP MOSTLY INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS
WITH WIND CHILLS POSSIBLY DOWN TO -15 TO NEAR -25 DEGREES. SATURDAY
WILL WARM UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY BUT HIGHS WILL ONLY BE
IN THE TEENS AND 20S. A GREATER WARM UP IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
ALTHOUGH THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN HIGH TEMPERATURES.
THERE IS A CHANCE (15% TO 45%) OF SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. AT THIS TIME, IT DOES NOT LOOK TO BE ANYTHING MAJOR.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1120 PM CST MON JAN 19 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
A FEW CLOUDS TONIGHT CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH. THESE
CLOUDS WILL NOT BE EXPECTED TO IMPACT CEILINGS WITH CATEGORIES
MORE THANK LIKELY REMAINING VFR THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. LIGHT
WINDS TONIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION WILL SOON
BECOME VARIABLE, LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WIND
SHOULD RESTABILIZE BACK TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR THE
AFTERNOON BLOWING BETWEEN 5-15KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
20KTS POSSIBLE. LATER IN THE EVENING, A PASSING FRONT WILL
SHARPLY TURN WIND DIRECTIONS NORTHWEST BETWEEN 0-2Z, WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20-25KTS LIKELY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT
AVIATION...STUMP
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