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FXUS63 KGID 102040
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
340 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH DAILY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
EXPECTED THIS WEEK.
- DRY TO START THE WEEK, WITH SMALL PRECIP CHANCES CREEPING
BACK INTO THE FORECAST LATE IN THE WEEK/NEXT WEEKEND.
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
OVERALL, A REALLY NICE AFTERNOON IS BEING OBSERVED ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES NEAR 70 DEGREES ALONG
WITH MODEST BREEZES AND PARTIAL SUNSHINE. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR
SPRINKLES CAN BE SEEN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SANDHILLS THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT WITH CLOUD BASES NEAR 8 KFT, LIKELY LITTLE PRECIP
IS ACTUALLY REACHING THE GROUND. THAT SAID, DID INTRODUCE A FEW
DIURNALLY DRIVEN SPRINKLES TO THE AFTERNOON FORECAST UPDATE AS
ORD DID MANAGE TO REPORT SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS PAST HOUR. THIS
SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD RAPIDLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS, WITH CLEARING SKIES ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT.
AS THE WINDS TURN SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA MONDAY, EXPECT A RETURN OF OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS TO THE REGION AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 80S AND
BREEZES BECOME GUSTY (TO NEAR 35 MPH) AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE AREA. AS A RESULT, WENT AHEAD AND
UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE AREAS OF MOST CONCERN, ALTHOUGH FULLY
EXPECT AT LEAST NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE LOCAL AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL FIRE WEATHER DAYS ACROSS THE AREA,
THAT WILL LIKELY EXTEND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND
POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
A WEAK FRONT WILL CROSS THE LOCAL AREA TUESDAY WITH LITTLE
IMPACT OTHER THAN A SHIFT IN WINDS AND SOME PASSING MID/HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN REALLY RAMP FOR THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR (OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE)
90 LOOK TO BE IN STORE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. A SMALL CHANCE FOR
PRECIP RETURNS TO THE AREA AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT AS THERE
ARE SIGNS OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING TO
WEAKEN. BETTER CHANCES FOR PRECIP WILL LIKELY RETURN LATE IN THE
WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK AS BOTH THE EC/GFS ENSEMBLES
INDICATE A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN RETURNING...A MORE
PROMISING OUTLOOK THAN WHAT WAS ADVERTISED 24 HOURS AGO.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1236 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS (LESS THAN 10 KTS) AND SOME PASSING MID
LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE AT BOTH TERMINAL INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THEREAFTER...SKIES WILL CLEAR ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING IN
STEADY SOUTHERLY WINDS NEAR 8 KTS BY DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL THEN
BECOME GUSTY BY MID TO LATE MORNING (15G22 KTS+) AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS FURTHER IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE
DEEPENING ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE ROCKIES AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SITUATED TO THE EAST.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 300 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALL WEEK.
FOR MONDAY, EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE 80S AREA
WIDE, PUSHING HUMIDITY DOWN AS LOW AS 15-20%. THIS WILL BE
COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25-35 MPH, RESULTING
IN WIDESPREAD NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
ZONES WHERE FUELS REMAIN DRIEST AND MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGE
FIRE.
A FRONT MOVES THROUGH FOR TUESDAY, RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTH
WINDS. THIS WILL NOT BRING A SIGNIFICANT COOLDOWN, THOUGH, AND
HUMIDITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE TEENS IN MANY PLACES.
WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTH FOR WEDNESDAY, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
NOTICABLY LIGHTER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA. WESTERN ZONES
COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
ON THURSDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR TO NEAR 90 IN MANY AREAS,
WITH CONTINUED SOUTH WINDS. FRIDAY WILL FEATURE SIMILAR
TEMPERATURES, BUT POTENTIALLY A REPRIEVE FROM THE WIND.
ANOTHER FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE THROUGH FOR SATURDAY, BUT, LIKE
TUESDAY, IS UNLIKELY TO BRING A SIGNIFICANT COOLDOWN TO THE AREA.
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RAIN IS OFF/ON LOW (10-20%) CHANCES THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS VERY
UNLIKELY.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR NEZ039-040-
046-047-060>062-072>074-082>084.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ROSSI
AVIATION...ROSSI
FIRE WEATHER...MANGELS/ROSSI
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