090
FXUS63 KGID 200527
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1227 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON AN INCREASING TREND AFTER TODAY INTO
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA ON
SATURDAY.
- RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING (15% TO AROUND 25%) AND AGAIN BEGINNING ON SATURDAY (UP
TO 50%).
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 218 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2026
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CENTERED OFF THE WEST COAST. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE/SHORTWAVE IS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. INCREASED LIFT FROM THIS SHORTWAVE HAS
RESULTED IN SHOWERS ACROSS MAINLY NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THESE
SHOWERS ARE DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DECREASE. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED
TO WARM UP INTO THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS
GUSTING UP TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING INTO THE 40S TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.
AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PASS OVER/NEAR THE AREA ON
TUESDAY. RAIN CHANCES (15% TO AROUND 25%) WILL INCREASE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A RESULT OF INCREASED UPPER LIFT
FROM THE SHORTWAVE. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO WARM UP
INTO THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY
NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 40S AND 50S. THE WARM UP CONTINUES INTO
WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. LOW TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 50S AREAWIDE.
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN
THOSE ON WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE BECOMES MORE CENTERED OVER THE
AREA AND WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL BE EVEN
STRONGER OUT OF THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY (GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 35 TO
40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON) IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH.
HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE ON
THURSDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 50S AND 60S.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO PASS OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY WITH
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL RESULT IN HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 60S ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THIS FRONT
WILL ALSO RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN RAIN CHANCES (UP TO 50% CHANCE)
BEGINNING ON SATURDAY.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1225 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TAF PERIOD. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING, WITH GUSTS OF 15-20KTS DURING
THE AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING. FEW-SCT HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON-EVENING HOURS. ANY LIGHT RAIN
CHANCES ARE FAVORED TO REMAIN SOUTH/EAST OF KGRI/KEAR.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT
AVIATION...DAVIS
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