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FXUS63 KGID 211706
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1106 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROOKS,
OSBORNE, AND MITCHELL COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING.
- TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM A TRACE TO JUST OVER AN INCH. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
- HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE 20S
TO 40S. TEMPERATURES WARM UP TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGHS
MOSTLY IN THE 50S AND 60S.
- THE NEXT PRECIPITATION CHANCE (15% TO 30%) IS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 201 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ROOKS, OSBORNE, AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THIS ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES. THE EXPECTED TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
FROM THIS SYSTEM HAVE DECREASED TO A TRACE TO JUST OVER AN INCH. THE
SNOW SHOULD MOSTLY BE OUT OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE TODAY. WINDS ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA ARE
LIGHT AT AROUND 5 MPH SO BLOWING SNOW IS NOT A CONCERN. LOW
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS IN
NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA TO THE LOW 20S IN SOUTHEAST PORTIONS.
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
THERE ARE NOT MANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST TODAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
THE 20S TO THE 40S. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT WILL
MOSTLY RANGE FROM AROUND 0 DEGREES TO THE TEENS. TEMPERATURES ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO WARM UP ON TUESDAY WITH THE PRESENCE OF A SURFACE
TROUGH WITH HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 50S AND 60S. SIMILAR TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HIGHS ON FRIDAY EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE 60S AND 70S. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20S AND 30S. A PASSING SHORTWAVE TROUGH MAY
BRING RAIN SHOWERS (15% TO 30% CHANCE) WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY. SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURES AND PLACEMENT OF THE
PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1054 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
FEW-SCT MIDLEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT VFR CONDITIONS ARE FAVORED TO PREVAIL.
SKIES CLEAR THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD,
WITH GUSTS 15-20KTS ARRIVING ON SUNDAY.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT
AVIATION...MANGELS
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