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FXUS63 KGID 292043
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
243 PM CST THU JAN 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY AS A BAND OF SNOW MOVES SOUTHWEST ACROSS
THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1" OR LESS ARE EXPECTED.
- FRIGID WEATHER EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE 10S.
- ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1" OR LESS EXPECTED.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN SUNDAY ONWARDS WITH HIGHS IN
THE 40S/50S AND LOWS IN THE 10S/20S.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 235 PM CST THU JAN 29 2026
THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...
TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE 20S TO 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ARE DISSIPATING ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. A FEW ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS
MAY DEVELOP/IMPACT AREAS MAINLY ALONG/NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION (UP TO A
COUPLE OF TENTHS) IS EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS.
TONIGHT-SATURDAY...
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS/BANDS DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT ACROSS
NORTHERN NEBRASKA AS TROUGHING DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS
SNOW WILL ENTER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. AROUND SUNRISE, AREAS MOST FAVORED TO SEE
SNOW WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE TRI-CITIES. SNOW WILL
STEADILY SHIFT SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING-
AFTERNOON AS AN ARCTIC HIGH MOVES INTO THE AREA. ANY REMAINING
SNOW IS FAVORED TO EXIT FAR SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING HOURS. CLOUD COVERAGE
AND INCREASING COLD AIR ADVECTION FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONFINE
HIGHS TO THE TEENS (NORTHEAST) AND 20S (SOUTHWEST).
SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY MORNING UNDER
THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING. LIGHT
WINDS SHOULD KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS, AND JUST
SHY OF "OFFICIAL" ADVISORY CRITERIA. STRONGER WINDS LOOK TO
ARRIVE IN THE MID-LATE MORNING HOURS, JUST PAST THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES AND AVOIDING MORE FRIGID WIND CHILLS. SOUTHERLY
FLOW STRENGTHENS ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING CLIPPER
SYSTEM, ALLOWING HIGHS TO REACH THE 20S DESPITE THE COLD START.
AS THE CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON, IT
WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA. THIS BAND OF
SNOW WILL MOVES WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THERE REMAINS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TO HOW WIDESPREAD AND HOW FAR SOUTH THIS BAND
OF SNOW DEVELOPS. THE 12Z ECMWF SHOWS A MORE ROBUST BAND THAT
IMPACTS ALL OF OUR NEBRASKA COUNTIES AND PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL
KANSAS, WHEREAS THE NAM AND GFS KEEP SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA OR EVEN NORTH OF THE AREA ENTIRELY. EITHER WAY, ANY SNOW
THAT FALLS IN THIS BAND WILL BE LIGHT, WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY
UNDER AN INCH. ANY LINGERING SNOW WOULD EXIT EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
AREA BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS.
SUNDAY ONWARDS...
RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB ABOVE ABOVE NORMAL, IN THE 40S AND
50S. A PASSING DISTURBANCE BRINGS A LOW (15-20%) CHANCE FOR PRECIP
ON TUESDAY, THOUGH THE BEST CHANCES LOOK TO BE EAST OF THE AREA AT
THIS TIME. OTHERWISE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW-RIDGING IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD/END OF NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE 40S AND 50S, WITH LOWS IN THE 10S/20S.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
SUB-VFR CONDITIONS LIKELY DURING TAF PERIOD. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
LIKELY TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS, BUT THERE IS A LOW (15%) CHANCE THAT ONE COULD STILL
DEVELOP/IMPACT. HIGHER CHANCES FOR SNOW AND MVFR CEILINGS MOVE
INTO THE TAF SITES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY ON
HOW WIDESPREAD ANY SNOW SHOWERS/BANDS WOULD BE, AND THE
TIMING/DURATION OF ANY SNOW. HAVE OPTED TO USE PROB30 GROUPS TO
INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY IN
SNOW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IFR CONDITIONS MAY BE REALIZED IN
SHOWERS, BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF/PROB30
GROUP AT THIS TIME. PREVAILING MVFR CEILINGS ARE FAVORED
SUNRISE-MID MORNING HOURS WHEN SNOW IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR
ALONG WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD STRATUS DECK. ANY SNOW WILL BE
LIGHT WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. SNOW IS FAVORED TO
STOP BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD, WITH CEILINGS BECOMING VFR
JUST PAST THE TAF PERIOD.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. AROUND SUNRISE ON FRIDAY WINDS BECOME NORTHEASTERLY
AROUND 10-15KTS, STRONGEST AT THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...DAVIS
AVIATION...DAVIS
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