611  
FXUS63 KGID 220827  
AFDGID  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
227 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS MOSTLY  
IN THE 50S AND 60S.  
 
- RAIN IS POSSIBLE (15% TO 40% CHANCE) WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
- FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 225 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
THERE ARE NOT MANY CHANGES TO THIS FORECAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY  
WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20S AND 30S WITH LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT  
RANGING FROM AROUND 0 DEGREES TO THE LOW TEENS. TEMPERATURES WILL  
WARM UP SOME ON MONDAY BUT WILL WARM UP A LOT ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS  
MOSTLY IN THE 50S AND 60S. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP INTO MOSTLY THE  
50S AND 60S WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER  
NEXT WEEKEND.  
 
THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION (UP TO 40% CHANCE) WILL BE  
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME, RAIN IS EXPECTED.  
THERE ARE STILL SOME INDICATIONS THAT SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS PORTIONS  
OF THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND. HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE  
POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE  
AREA WITH STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1125 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:  
 
HIGH CONFIDENCE VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH JUST A  
FEW PASSING CLOUDS.  
 
OVERNIGHT...EXPECT STEADY NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 KTS AT BOTH  
TERMINALS WITH CLEAR SKIES IN PLACE. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE  
AROUND DAYBREAK...BECOMING STEADY AT 12-14 KTS...WITH GUSTS TO  
NEAR 20 KTS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OTHER THAN SOME PASSING  
HIGH CLOUDS LATE IN THE PERIOD, SKIES SHOULD BE CLEAR DURING THE  
DAYTIME HOURS SUNDAY.  
 
 
   
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NE...NONE.  
KS...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT  
AVIATION...ROSSI  
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