967
FXUS63 KGID 201923
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
123 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- LIGHT SNOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A
DUSTING IS POSSIBLE AS FAR NORTH AS I-80, BUT HIGHEST TOTALS
(AROUND 2") ARE FAVORED IN NORTHERN KANSAS.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6PM THIS EVENING
TO 6AM SATURDAY FOR ROOKS, OSBORNE, AND MITCHELL COUNTIES.
- COOLER-THAN-NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY, THEN
A SIGNIFICANT WARMUP IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK.
- MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY A LOW
CHANCE (10-20%) FOR LIGHT PRECIP (MAINLY RAIN) WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 123 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
AFTER A MOSTLY CLEAR (BUT COLD) DAY ON FRIDAY, A SHORTWAVE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS EVENING
THROUGH TONIGHT. NEAR-TERM MODELS HAVE SNOW CREEPING INTO THE
AREA AROUND 6PM, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SNOW ENDING BY SUNRISE
ON SATURDAY. THE PEAK TIMEFRAME IS ROUGHLY 10PM TO 3AM. CAMS
SUGGEST THAT THIS MAY OCCUR IN ONE OR MORE RELATIVELY NARROW
BANDS, AND THERE IS SOME QUESTION ON NORTHWARD EXTENT OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW. BUT THE OVERALL CONSENSUS IS THAT
NORTHERN/CENTRAL KANSAS HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE 1-2"+ OF NEW
SNOWFALL IN AT LEAST SOME AREAS. AS SUCH, A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WAS ISSUED FOR I-70 AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WINDS
WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT, WHICH WILL HELP MITIGATE THE OVERALL
IMPACT.
SKIES SLOWLY CLEAR ON SATURDAY, KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S
FOR MOST (POSSIBLY INTO THE 40S IN KS AND FAR SOUTHERN NEB).
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE THEN PASSES TO OUR EAST, WHICH WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES ON THE COLDER SIDE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN CONUS ON MONDAY, ALLOWING FOR A
QUICK WARMUP ON TUESDAY. LINGERING SNOWPACK PROVIDES A LITTLE
UNCERTAINTY, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORED TO REACH THE 60S
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY ARE
EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE (10-20%) FOR
PRECIPITATION WITH A QUICK-MOVING SHORTWAVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY, BUT ENSEMBLES (AND THE LATEST NBM) HAVE BACKED OFF ON
THIS POTENTIAL SOMEWHAT.
BEYOND THAT, AT LEAST A BRIEF SHOT OF COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED AS
WE TRANSITION BACK TO NORTHWEST FLOW NEXT WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS
QUITE A BIT OF MODEL SPREAD WHEN IT COMES TO THE
DURATION/INTENSITY OF THIS COLD.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1103 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES CONTINUE TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WIND.
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING,
BUT THIS WILL LARGELY SLIDE TO THE SOUTH OF EAR/GRI. THERE IS A
30-50% CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OF MVFR CEILINGS AT EAR,
THOUGH...MAINLY 05-15Z.
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE SATURDAY AS SKIES GRADUALLY
CLEAR OUT AGAIN.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY FOR KSZ017>019.
DISCUSSION...MANGELS
AVIATION...MANGELS
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