681
FXUS63 KGID 292345
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
645 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S ON MONDAY. LIGHT WINDS KEEP FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS LOWER.
- A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING, BRINGING NOTICEABLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 35-45MPH.
- MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TUESDAY ONWARDS, WITH THE HIGHEST
CHANCES OCCURRING WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHERE A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS
POSSIBLE.
- SEASONABLE TO SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TUESDAY ONWARDS
WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 40S AND 50S.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 304 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE 70S AND
80S, WARMEST ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 183. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
RANGE FROM THE TEENS IN THE WEST WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE THE WARMEST
AND DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE 20S, TO 30-35% IN THE EAST WHERE
TEMPERATURES ARE THE COOLEST AND DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE 40S. DESPITE
THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WEST OF HIGHWAY 183, LIGHT
WINDS (GUSTS 20MPH OR LESS) KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOW
ACROSS THE AREA. LOWS TONIGHT WILL DIP INTO THE 40S UNDER LIGHT
(VARIABLE) WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
MONDAY...
ALOFT THE CENTER OF A RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THIS RIDGE, MONDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. HIGHS SOAR INTO THE 80S, WITH 90S POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL BELOW 20% FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND
WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS AT OR BELOW
20MPH ON MONDAY, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS (GUSTING AROUND 25MPH)
OCCURRING ACROSS FAR SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHERE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE THE HIGHEST. THIS KEEPS FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS LOW ACROSS THE AREA DESPITE THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES.
TUESDAY...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIVES INTO THE PLAINS TUESDAY MORNING PUSHING A
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 35-45MPH ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS
REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS, GRADUALLY DECREASING
TUESDAY EVENING/NIGHT. THERE REMAINS A LOW CHANCE FOR A FEW RAIN
SHOWERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. ANY ACCUMULATION FROM THESE
SHOWERS LOOKS TO BE VERY LIGHT (A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS). BREEZY
WINDS AND DRIER AIR MAY RESULT IN A PERIOD OF NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVERAGE COULD KEEP
TEMPERATURES COOLER (HIGHS 50S/60S) AND KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES FROM
REACHING FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA.
WEDNESDAY ONWARDS...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS OVER THE AREA FOR THE MIDDLE-END
OF THE WEEK. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BRINGING MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA. THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVES WEDNESDAY-
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE OVERALL HIGHEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS
CENTRAL/EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA DURING THE EVENING-OVERNIGHT
HOURS. TEMPERATURES DROPPING TOWARDS THE FREEZING MARK WEDNESDAY
NIGHT COULD RESULT IN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE AREA
(HIGHEST CHANCES FOR SNOW NORTH). IF RAIN DOES CHANGE OVER TO SNOW,
WINTER IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. RAIN/SNOW EXITS
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING. THE GFS AND ECMWF
ENSEMBLES INDICATE A 60-90% CHANCE FOR THE AREA TO SEE 0.10" OR MORE
OF RAIN AND A 10-30% CHANCE FOR 0.50" OF RAIN, HIGHEST ALONG/EAST OF
HIGHWAY 281.
THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION ARRIVES FRIDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LOW
MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT
POSITION AND TIMING OF THIS LOW, BUT OVERALL CHANCES LOOK TO FAVOR
NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEASONABLE TO SEASONABLY
COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ONWARDS, WITH HIGHS
GENERALLY IN THE 40S AND 50S (WARMEST ON FRIDAY IN THE 60S).
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 643 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT, THEN SCT TO BKN
MID LEVEL CLOUDS ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION,
BUT GENERALLY BELOW 10KT. CONFIDENCE: HIGH.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
DISCUSSION...DAVIS
AVIATION...THIES
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