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FXUS63 KGID 200538
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1138 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- THOUGH THE MOST POTENT ROUND OF SNOW HAS NOW PAST AND GONE,
ONE ADDITIONAL AND MORE MINOR SLASH OF WINTER FRIDAY
EVENING/NIGHT WILL AIM FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF
I-80 (A TRACE TO 1" OF SNOW). LIGHTER WINDS SHOULD LIMIT ANY
BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL (5- 10MPH)
- BEYOND ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWER SATURDAY MORNING, THE NEXT
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION (15-20% RAIN CHANCE) WILL NOT ARISE
UNTIL THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT / THURSDAY TIME FRAME.
- TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WEEKEND WILL MAINLY RANGE THE MID 20S
TO MID 40S (COOLER ACROSS AREAS WITH >1" OF SNOWDEPTH). AFTER
MONDAY, HIGHS WILL MAINLY RANGE THE 50S TO LOW 70S.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1132 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
ONLY A LAST FEW FLURRIES ARE LEFT TO FALL TONIGHT IN A FEW OF OUR
FAR NORTHEASTERN AREAS (RELATIVE TO THE TRI-CITIES) WITH THE PERIOD
OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER FOR THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE SCHEDULED
TO REACH DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TONIGHT. A HANDFUL OF
LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF THE TRI-CITIES MAY EVEN SEE TEMPERATURES
CREEP CLOSER DOWN TO THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNRISE. THOUGH
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LIGHTEN THROUGH THE NIGHT, GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY AS HIGH AS 15-20MPH WILL STILL SEND NEGATIVE SINGLE
DIGIT WIND CHILLS ACROSS AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF I-80 TONIGHT. THESE
WILL LIKELY BE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL VALUES FOR
THE AREA UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT.
THOUGH THE MOST INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS THIS WEEK ARE DONE AND THROUGH,
ONE SMALLER AND LESS INTENSE ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO NIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOME
OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA (BEST SNOW ACCUMULATING POTENTIAL ALONG
AND SOUTH OF I-80). ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH BUDGING OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO SOME SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS
THAT WILL IN TURN STIR UP THIS WEAK SYSTEM. SOME LIGHT AND MORE
BROAD RANGING BANDS OF SNOW WILL LIKELY SHOOT UP AND OUT OF THE
GREATER COLORADO REGION BETWEEN 4PM AND 10PM. ACROSS THIS TIME
PERIOD, THE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN 2/3RDS OF THE AREA (MAINLY
LOCATIONS NEAR, SOUTH AND WEST OF THE TRI-CITIES).
IN TOTAL, THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SHORT-LIVED
WITH ACCUMULATIONS, MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, COMING TO AN END ACROSS
THE OVERNIGHT TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HOURS (CLEARING FROM WEST TO
EAST). TRAVEL IMPACTS SHOULD BE MORE ON THE MINOR SIDE OF THINGS
THIS GO ROUND AS LIGHTER NORTHWEST WINDS (ONLY 5-10 MPH) WILL KEEP
BLOWING SNOW TO A MINIMUM. SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
ANY UNCLEARED/UNTREATED ROADWAYS, MAY STILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE
FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FAR EXCEED 1" IN MORE THAN A FEW
ISOLATED SPOTS IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OR ACROSS A FEW FAR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AREAS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF LOCATIONS THAT SEE
SNOW SHOULD MAINLY ONLY SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE UP TO A FEW
TENTHS OF AN INCH. OTHERWISE, THE REST OF THE WEEKEND IS EXPECTED TO
BE DRY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 40S AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL FALL ACROSS AREAS
THAT MAINTAIN SNOWDEPTH GREATER THAN 1". WINDS SHOULD PRIMARILY STAY
OUT OF THE NORTH, GUSTING NO GREATER THAN 15-20 MPH.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1132 PM CST THU FEB 19 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
SCATTERED MVFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE
OVERNIGHT WITH VFR CONDITIONS BY 12Z. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH 18Z THEN WILL TRANSITION TOWARDS THE
NORTHEAST BY 00Z. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 5
KNOTS BY 12Z AND WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE REST OF THE
PERIOD.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NEZ039>041-
046>049.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
NEZ060>064.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...STUMP
AVIATION...SCHULDT
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