989  
FXUS63 KGID 221707  
AFDGID  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1107 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 /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
 
 
ISSUED AT 1102 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:  
 
THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE (95%) IN QUIET VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH  
THE TAF PERIOD. ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY  
THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
NORTHWEST WINDS TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON, AND WINDS BECOME  
LIGHT/VARIABLE TONIGHT. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS RETURN FOR MONDAY.  
 

 
   
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NE...NONE.  
KS...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT  
AVIATION...MANGELS  
 
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