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FXUS63 KGID 072326
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
626 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT SOME LOCALIZED GUSTY WIND
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
- ANOTHER ROUND OF SPOTTY SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
- DRY AND WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
SHOWERS HAVE PERSISTED OVER MUCH OF KANSAS AS THE UPPER CUTOFF
LOW SLOWLY PUSHES EASTWARD. NEBRASKA HAS REMAINED MOSTLY DRY,
BUT A FEW SHOWERS/T-STORMS HAVE JUST STARTED TO DEVELOP, AIDED
BY DIURNAL HEATING. THIS CONVECTION WILL BE LARGELY CONFINED TO
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED DUE TO THE LACK OF INSTABILITY/SHEAR, BUT LOCALIZED
DOWNDRAFTS AND HIGH CLOUD BASES COULD LEAD TO BRIEF PERIODS OF
SUB-SEVERE GUSTY WINDS (40-50 MPH).
CAMS HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SPOTTY DIURNALLY-DRIVEN
SHOWERS/STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. COVERAGE
IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIMITED, WITH 95% OR MORE OF THE AREA
LIKELY TO REMAIN DRY.
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE
CENTRAL/WESTERN CONUS, RESULTING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, BREEZY
WINDS, AND HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DRY CONDITIONS. HIGHS IN THE 80S
ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EACH DAY FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY,
AND COULD EVEN APPROACH THE 90S BY TUESDAY. THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY
FOR RAIN WILL BE AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 621 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
DRY WEATHER WITH VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THIS TAF
PERIOD. ONGOING ISOLATED/SCATTERED PRECIPITATION LOOKING LIKE IT
WILL STAY TO THE NORTH OF THE TERMINAL AREAS, SO KEPT MENTION
OUT. AT LEAST SCATTERED CLOUDS LOOK TO STICK AROUND THROUGH THE
PERIOD, WITH TIME HEIGHTS/GUIDANCE KEEPING CEILINGS VFR, BUT
POTENTIALLY BELOW 10K FT. THE CURRENT GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS STICK
AROUND FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO, WITH SPEEDS THEN DROPPING OFF
THROUGH THE EVENING, MORE LIGHT/VARIABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE EASTERLY WINDS RETURN DURING
THE DAY ON THURSDAY, SPEEDS LOOK TO TOP OUT AROUND 15 MPH.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...MANGELS
AVIATION...ADP
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