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FXUS63 KGID 272343
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
543 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WEDNESDAY WILL BE RELATIVELY WARM, THEN ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD
AIR ARRIVES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
- OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AMOUNTS GENERALLY RANGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE FAVORED NORTH OF I-80.
- FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE BITTERLY COLD WITH WIND CHILLS -10 TO -20
DEGREES.
- AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 215 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
LIGHT WINDS AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT
IN THE MOST PLEASANT DAY OF THE WEEK ON WEDNESDAY. A SHORTWAVE
AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THEN PUSHES IN COLDER AIR INTO THE
AREA FOR THURSDAY, ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR SNOW. THIS SNOW COULD
ACTUALLY MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA BEFORE SUNRISE
THURSDAY. THEN PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE OFF AND ON
THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PATTERN. IMPACTS FROM
THE SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE MINOR TO NONE. MOST AREAS
WILL ONLY SEE A DUSTING OF NEW SNOW, AND THE POTENTIAL TO SEE 1"
OR MORE IS 20-40% (HIGHEST NORTH OF I-80).
FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST DAY OVER THE NEXT WEEK
(HIGHS IN THE TEENS), AND WIDESPREAD SUBZERO LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL NOT
BE OVERLY STRONG, BUT MAY STILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE -15
TO -20 DEGREE RANGE FOR AT LEAST SHORT PERIODS EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY, BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW (FAVORING
NORTHEASTERN ZONES). AGAIN, MOST AREAS WILL LIKELY ONLY SEE A
DUSTING OF ADDITIONAL SNOW.
GLOBAL ENSEMBLES DIFFER ON THE SPEED OF THE WARMUP, BUT
GENERALLY AGREE IN A WARMING TREND FOR NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE SOME
HINTS FOR PRECIPITATION THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK (FEB 3-5), BUT
THE OVERALL THREAT REMAINS LOW.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 538 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS OF POSSIBLE LOW CLOUDS LATE
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS LOW. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT AND WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS
EVENING THEN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AROUND 12Z. WINDS WILL
THEN SHIFT TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST BEGINNING AROUND 21Z.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...MANGELS
AVIATION...SCHULDT
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