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FXUS63 KGID 282342
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
542 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY-SATURDAY. MOST AREAS
WILL SEE LESS THAN 1", WITH NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
HAVING THE HIGHEST CHANCE TO SEE OVER 1".
- ANOTHER FRIGID MORNING ON SATURDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW
ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE -10S.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES SUNDAY ONWARDS, WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOW 50S.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 221 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
THIS AFTERNOON/TONIGHT...
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON HAVE A LARGE SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST
AND WHERE HEAVIER SNOWPACK STILL LINGERS, RANGING FROM THE LOW 30S
(EAST/SNOWPACK) TO THE MID 50S (WEST). CLOUD COVERAGE WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH. LOWS IN THE
TEENS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT, THOUGH DENSE FOG APPEARS UNLIKELY
AT THIS TIME.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PLAINS EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING, IT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA. SNOW IS
LIKELY TO START DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR AREAS NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF THE TRI-CITIES (LOUP CITY-YORK). THE MOST WIDESPREAD
SNOW DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY WILL BE THE MID-LATE
MORNING HOURS, WITH SNOW POSSIBLE (15-50%) FOR AREAS ROUGHLY ALONG
AND NORTHEAST OF THE TRI-CITIES. THE AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING LOOKS
TO HAVE A RELATIVE LULL IN SNOW OUTSIDE OF FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON THURSDAY REMAIN LIGHT, WITH MOST
AREAS SEEING LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW, THOUGH FAR NORTHEASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA COULD SEE A LITTLE OVER AN INCH. HIGHS ON
THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S (EAST) TO THE LOW 40S (WEST).
AS TROUGHING OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN DEEPENS, IT WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY ALONG WITH A SHOT OF
ARCTIC AIR. A BAND OF SNOW (20-60% POPS) WILL SHIFT FROM THE
NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
AS AN ARCTIC HIGH MOVES INTO THE AREA. SIMILAR TO THURSDAY,
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT, WITH MOST AREAS SEEING LESS
THAN AN INCH OF SNOW. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO
20S, WARMEST ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS BECOME LIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY MORNING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS/HIGH. THIS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW ZERO (FORECAST LOWS -4 TO -8),
RESULTING IN A FRIGID START TO THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL SINK INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS, THOUGH LIGHT WINDS
SHOULD LIMIT HOW LOW WIND CHILLS ARE ABLE TO GET. AFTER SUNRISE,
SOUTHERLY FLOW STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TROUGH, WITH HIGHS IN THE 20S. THE NEXT
CHANCE (15-45%) FOR LIGHT SNOW ARRIVES SATURDAY EVENING/NIGHT
AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. SIMILAR TO
THURSDAY/FRIDAY ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UNDER AN INCH.
SUNDAY ONWARDS...
TEMPERATURES CLIMB NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY ONWARDS AS UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE ROCKIES/PLAINS. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOW 50S WITH LOWS IN THE 10S/20S. A PASSING DISTURBANCE
WITHIN THE BROADER RIDGING PATTERN LOOKS TO BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
LIGHT PRECIPITATION AROUND THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, THOUGH
THERE REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF MODEL SPREAD ON THE FINER DETAILS.
LOOKING PAST THE FORECAST PERIOD, THE CPC 6-10 AND 8-14 DAY
FORECASTS FAVOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 534 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ALTHOUGH MVFR CEILINGS ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING AROUND 12Z. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY IMPACT
PRIMARILY KGRI FROM AROUND 12Z TO 00Z. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT
OF MOSTLY THE EAST FROM NOW UNTIL 06Z THEN WILL START TO BECOME
NORTHEAST. BY 18Z WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY BUT WILL BE
LIGHT (GENERALLY UNDER 10 KNOTS) AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...DAVIS
AVIATION...SCHULDT
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