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FXUS63 KGID 031932
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
232 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.
- NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY FOR
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
- INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR NEXT WEEK WITH THE HIGHEST
CHANCES (60% TO 75%) THURSDAY NIGHT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 229 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
AN UPPER TROUGH/LOW IS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE GREAT
PLAINS. UPPER LIFT HAS INCREASED ACROSS NEBRASKA AND KANSAS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH/LOW. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SHOWERS,
DRIZZLE AND FOG DEVELOPING EARLIER TODAY THAT HAS CLEARED OUT OF THE
FORECAST AREA. WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
TODAY RANGING FROM THE 40S IN THE NORTH AND EAST TO THE 50S AND 60S
IN THE SOUTH AND WEST. A SURFACE TROUGH/LOW IS ACROSS WESTERN
NEBRASKA AND WESTERN KANSAS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND CLEARING SKIES. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP INTO THE 20S AND 30S BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS WILL BE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH ON
SATURDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
MOSTLY BE IN THE 50S AND 60S ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT
WILL BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THOSE FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WITH LIGHT,
WESTERLY WINDS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM UP INTO THE 60S
AND 70S ON SUNDAY WITH THE AREA IN BETWEEN 2 SURFACE TROUGHS. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY RANGING
FROM THE 40S TO NEAR 70. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ON TUESDAY WITH
WINDS INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTH, ALTHOUGH THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INCREASED LIFT AND
CLOUD COVER. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM ON WEDNESDAY AS
WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. COOLER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY DUE TO A COLD FRONT BUT THERE IS HIGH
UNCERTAINTY IN REGARDS TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES
IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE FRONT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
INCREASE AGAIN NEXT WEEK WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES THURSDAY NIGHT
(60% TO 75% CHANCE).
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1233 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS WITH VFR EXPECTED BY 21Z. ANOTHER BRIEF PERIOD AROUND 06Z
OF MVFR CEILINGS IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
THE NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WITH WINDS INCREASING OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 15Z.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 232 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2026
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY WEST OF
THE TRI-CITIES AREA AS WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES OF AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE
ABOVE MENTIONED AREA ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO AROUND 20 TO 30
MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON SO A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR DAWSON,
GOSPER, FURNAS, HARLAN, PHILLIPS, AND ROOKS COUNTIES.
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH HUMIDITY DOWN TO AROUND 20 TO
25 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 30 MPH. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BE LOWER ON SUNDAY BUT WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ060-072-
082-083.
KS...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ005-017.
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT
AVIATION...SCHULDT
FIRE WEATHER...SCHULDT
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