877
FXUS63 KGID 171831
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
131 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING ON MONDAY
WITH HIGHS IN THE 100S. WIDESPREAD HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE
100S ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.
- ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS POSSIBLE (15%) SATURDAY
AFTERNOON-EVENING. STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
- COOLER (SEASONABLE) WEATHER EXPECTED TUESDAY ONWARDS WITH
HIGHS IN THE 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES.
- SCATTERED SHOWER/STORM CHANCES (15-45%) RETURN MID-LATE NEXT
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 127 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE UPPER 80S
TO LOW 90S, AND ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE LOW-MID 90S. ALOFT A
RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES/WESTERN PLAINS. LOWS
TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S WITH CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS.
HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S ON SATURDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AS A WEAK FRONT SLIDES INTO THE AREA. ISOLATED TO
PERHAPS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE (15%)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG/NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
WEAK SHEAR SHOULD KEEP ANY SHOWER/STORM BRIEF AND NON-SEVERE. ANY
SHOWER/STORM WILL DISSIPATE AROUND SUNSET AS INSTABILITY WANES.
HEAT INCREASES ON SUNDAY AS HIGHS SOAR INTO THE UPPER 90S. SUNNY
SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS MAKE FOR AN UNPLEASANT DAY FOR THOSE OUTDOORS.
HEAT INDEX VALUES CLIMB TO AROUND 100 DEGREES, BUT LOOK TO FALL
SHORT OF REACHING HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA (105 DEGREES). AREAS MOST
FAVORED TO EXPERIENCE 100 DEGREE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE ALONG AND
NORTH OF I-80.
MONDAY REMAINS ON TRACK TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. FORECAST HIGHS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LOW 100S, WHICH WOULD BE
THE FIRST 100 DEGREE DAY THIS YEAR FOR MOST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST
AREA. HIGHS COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 100S. AT LEAST A PORTION IF NOT
THE ENTIRE AREA WILL LIKELY NEED A HEAT ADVISORY ON MONDAY, BUT WILL
DEFER TO A FUTURE SHIFT TO NARROW DOWN THE EXACT AREA THAT IS LIKELY
TO MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON MONDAY
WILL WANT TO TAKE BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AS SUNNY SKIES
AND LIGHT WINDS WILL NOT PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.
A TROUGH DIVES INTO THE MIDWEST MONDAY NIGHT, FLATTENING THE RIDGE
AND PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. COOLER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TUESDAY ONWARDS WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES.
AS A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PATTERN SETS UP OVER THE AREA NEXT WEEK, IT
WILL BRING MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. DETAILS
ON THESE CHANCES WILL BECOME CLEARER AS WE GET CLOSER IN TIME (MOST
LIKELY LATE AFTERNOON-EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS).
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1202 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TAF PERIOD. SCT MID-HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, CLEARING THIS EVENING WITH
SKIES REMAINING CLEAR OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOME LIGHT
AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...DAVIS
AVIATION...DAVIS
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