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FXUS63 KGID 042331
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
631 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..AVIATION UPDATE
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS ARE STRONGLY FAVORED THROUGH THIS WEEK WITH
ONLY VERY LOW (10%) CHANCE FOR RAIN ON THURSDAY.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
- BETTER CHANCES (20-30%) FOR RAIN ARRIVE NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 317 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS AGAIN TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S AS OF 3PM. WINDS REMAIN
LIGHT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONCE
AGAIN DIP INTO THE 40S IN MANY LOCATIONS, AND THIS LOOKS TO BE
THE COOLEST NIGHT WE WILL SEE OVER THE UPCOMING WEEK.
AFTER A RELATIVELY COOL START MONDAY, TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONCE
AGAIN RETURN TO THE 70S (POSSIBLY PUSHING 80 DEGREES IN THE
WEST). THIS WARMUP WILL BE AIDED BY INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS.
AFTERNOON GUSTS COULD EXCEED 30 MPH IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO ADVECT
HIGHER DEWPOINTS INTO THE AREA, THEREFORE OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE
ONLY EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE 50S THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK
WEEK.
TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK, AND THIS WILL
FEEL ESPECIALLY TRUE AS WINDS DECREASE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A
SURFACE TROUGH. RAW MODEL OUTPUT (AND THE NBM) HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THIS TRANSITION. IN GENERAL,
THE "OLD SCHOOL" MOS GUIDANCE HAS BEEN MORE RELIABLE AS OF LATE,
AND IT IS SUGGESTING WIDESPREAD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S
TUESDAY. THIS ISN'T RECORD- BREAKING TERRITORY, BUT IT IS STILL
A SOLID 10+ DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
A WEAK COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY WILL KNOCK DOWN
TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ENSEMBLES
HINT AT A LOW RAIN POTENTIAL IN THE THURSDAY TIMEFRAME AS WELL,
BUT PROBABILITIES ON THE LATEST NBM REMAIN BELOW 10%. THERE IS
MORE ENSEMBLE SUPPORT FOR RAIN IN THE SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY
TIMEFRAME, ALTHOUGH THIS OBVIOUSLY REMAINS VERY UNCERTAIN AT
THIS RANGE.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 619 PM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME PREDOMINANTLY
SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT AS THE AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS
EASTERN NEBRASKA CONTINUES TO SHIFT EASTWARD. AS A RESULT, THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS HIGH,
HELPING TO GENERATE VERY MARGINAL LLWS TOWARDS DAYBREAK BEFORE
THE SUN COMES UP. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME BREEZY DURING THE LATE
MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON HOURS AS MIXING TO AROUND 900 MB IS
REALIZED, WITH WIND GUSTS TO 25 KTS ANTICIPATED. LITTLE TO NO
CLOUD COVER AND GOOD VSBYS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...MANGELS
AVIATION...ROSSI
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