766
FXUS63 KGID 262333
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
533 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- PLEASANT WEATHER ON SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S.
- A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING
A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW (25-35%), THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS LOOK
TO BE LIGHT (UNDER 0.5").
- NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35-45MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE ON SUNDAY.
- WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO (-1 TO -10) MONDAY MORNING.
- ROLLER-COASTER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS
RANGING FROM THE 40S AND 50S (TUE/WED) TO THE 20S AND 30S
(MON/THU).
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 328 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025
THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY....
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE TODAY, WITH NEAR-RECORD TO RECORD WARM
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA AS TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY SIT IN THE
MID 60S TO LOW 70S. ALOFT, RIDGING RESIDES OVER THE AREA WITH A
TROUGH LOCATED ALONG THE WEST COAST. CLOUD COVERAGE INCREASES
OVERNIGHT, BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL, IN THE 30S (NORMAL LOWS IN THE TEENS).
ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS HIGHS ONCE AGAIN
CLIMB INTO THE 60S, THOUGH A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY.
LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS FURTHER ADD TO THE PEASANT DAY. ENJOY IT,
AS MUCH COOLER AIR ARRIVES SUNDAY.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
A COLD FRONT DIVES INTO THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, WITH WINDS
QUICKLY INCREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, GUSTING 35-
45MPH. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE (25-35%) BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT (UNDER 0.5") AND
CONFINED TO MAINLY AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE TRI-CITIES. OF
BIGGER CONCERN/FOCUS WILL BE IN REGARDS TO THE COMBINED THREAT OF
FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOW FALLING WITH WINDS GUSTING 35-
45MPH WOULD RESULT IN A PERIOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITY EVEN IF
ACCUMULATIONS ARE MINIMAL. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA BY THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE MIDWEST.
MOST AREAS WILL SEE THEIR "HIGH" TEMPERATURES OCCUR AROUND
MIDNIGHT/EARLY AM, AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
TEMPERATURES STEADILY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS WITH
LITTLE IF ANY INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AFTERNOON
(TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS-20S). NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35-45MPH
GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE EVENING, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT
GUSTING 20-30MPH. TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE
EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY MORNING DROP BELOW
ZERO DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WINDS.
DESPITE THE SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS ON MONDAY ONLY CLIMB INTO THE 20S TO
LOW 30S WITH WIND CHILL VALUES CONFINED TO THE TEENS AND 20S.
TUESDAY ONWARDS...
NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP OVER THE AREA TUESDAY ONWARDS, RESULTING IN
OSCILLATING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
HIGHS CLIMB BACK ABOVE NORMAL ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (HIGHS 40S-
50S), WITH THE NEXT SHOT OF COLD AIR (HIGHS 20S/30S) MOVING INTO THE
AREA AT THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD-START OF THE NEW YEAR. THE
FORECAST REMAINS DRY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 528 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2025
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
DRY WEATHER WITH VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THIS TAF
PERIOD. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF SCT CLOUDS PASSING THROUGH THE
REGION, BUT CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE UPPER LEVELS,
MAINLY ABOVE 12K FEET. WINDS THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH. DURING THE
DAYTIME HOURS ON SATURDAY, WINDS WILL BE TURNING MORE WESTERLY,
THEN NORTHWESTERLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY,
WITH WINDS AGAIN ONLY TOPPING OUT AROUND 10-15 MPH.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 503 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025
- REGARDING RECORD WARM TEMP POTENTIAL DEC 26-27:
BELOW IS WHERE OUR LATEST FORECAST (OR ALREADY-OBSERVED VALUES)
STAND VERSUS EXISTING RECORDS AT GRAND ISLAND AND HASTINGS
AIRPORTS, THE TWO NWS-MAINTAINED SITES FOR WHICH WE ISSUE
OFFICIAL RECORD EVENT REPORTS (RERGRI/RERHSI). PLEASE NOTE THAT
* INDICATES THAT OUR LATEST FORECAST/OBSERVED VALUE WOULD TIE OR
BREAK AN EXISTING DAILY RECORD:
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES | LATEST FORECAST
OR OBSERVED
GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI)
DECEMBER 26: 64 IN 2005 | OBSERVED: 70*
DECEMBER 27: 64 IN 1937 | FORECAST: 62
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HASTINGS, NE (HSI)
DECEMBER 26: 65 IN 2005 | OBSERVED: 70*
DECEMBER 27: 64 IN 1937 | FORECAST: 62
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- RECORD WARM LOW/MINIMUM TEMPERATURES | LATEST FORECAST
OR OBSERVED
GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI)
DECEMBER 27: 34 IN 1905 | FORECAST: 37*
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HASTINGS, NE (HSI)
DECEMBER 27: 37 IN 1957 | FORECAST: 37*
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...DAVIS
AVIATION...ADP
CLIMATE...NWS HASTINGS
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