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FXUS63 KGID 131728
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1128 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- SOME SLICK SPOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION
OF PERIODIC VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE/MIST AND
FLURRIES/LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF EITHER
ICE OR SNOW WILL BE VERY LIMITED.
- EVEN COLDER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE/BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
- THE COLD AIR WILL BE SHORT-LIVED, THOUGH, AS MOST OR ALL OF
NEXT WEEK IS FORECAST TO HAVE ABOVE TO WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES. PROSPECTS FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION REMAIN
VERY LOW THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 910 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2025
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
AREA THAT CONTINUE TO SEE FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. AREAS
NEAR AND NORTH OF I-80 HAVE ALREADY TRANSITIONED TO ALL SNOW,
AND THIS TRANSITION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THIS EVENING AS A STRONG SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO NOSE IT'S WAY INTO THE REGION. THIS
WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES AND EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE/BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AM.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 314 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2025
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
A BROAD UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM MONTANA TO THE EAST COAST. A
SURFACE HIGH EXTENDS SOUTHWARD INTO NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA RANGE FROM THE
LOW 20S TO THE LOW 40S. IT IS SNOWING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA
NORTH OF I-80 ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE SURFACE
HIGH WILL MOVE FURTHER EAST TONIGHT WITH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
SWITCHING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE TEENS TO MID 20S. PRECIPITATION MAY
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT (LESS THAN 25% CHANCE) WITH THE BEST
CHANCES NORTH OF I-80. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM
OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND/OR SNOW. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED; HOWEVER, ROADS AND PAVEMENT MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS.
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW/SNOW FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES NORTHEAST OF THE TRI-
CITIES AREA (15% TO AROUND 30% CHANCE). LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED; HOWEVER, SOME SLICK SPOTS ON PAVEMENT MAY STILL BE PRESENT
SATURDAY MORNING. A SURFACE HIGH WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
ON SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS
TO 30S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE 20S DURING THE
AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL PLUMMET INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS WITH WIND CHILLS VALUES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST ON SUNDAY WITH THE SURFACE HIGH
CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF
THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 20S TO
MID 30S WITH WIND CHILL VALUES ONLY GETTING UP INTO THE TEENS
AND 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL
BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON A WARMING TREND MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES AWAY FROM NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. THE WARMEST
DAY IS EXPECTED TO BE WEDNESDAY WITH A SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE AREA
AND WINDS OUT OF A WESTERLY DIRECTION. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S AND ON WEDNESDAY THEY WILL
WARM UP TO THE MID 50S TO MID 60S. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING INTO THE 40S AND 50S
FOR THURSDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1121 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2025
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
CEILINGS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA. GRI AND EAR BOTH
RECENTLY BUMPED ABOVE 1000FT, AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH, BUT
VISIBILITY IN THE 3-6SM RANGE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 22-23Z. A FEW CLOUDS WILL HANG
AROUND THROUGH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT ARE FAVORED TO
BE VFR (70-80% CHANCE).
NORTH WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON, THEN BECOME LIGHT/VARIABLE
TONIGHT, AND EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NEZ072>076-082>086.
KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
KSZ005>007-017-018.
UPDATE...THIES
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT
AVIATION...MANGELS/THIES
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