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FXUS63 KGID 061955
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
255 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
FOR MOST LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281.
- LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES MAY DEVELOP (10%-15% CHANCE) THURSDAY
EVENING AND NIGHT.
- FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS INCREASE FRIDAY AND MONDAY.
- SHOWERS AND STORMS (SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE) MAY MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 252 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST. SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE
50S. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30S TONIGHT WITH
CLEARING SKIES. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT RANGING
FROM 5 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL (AROUND 50% TO 60% CHANCE) FOR
FROST TO DEVELOP TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281,
ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN WIND SPEED, MOISTURE, AND
TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL LIKELY (80%-90% CHANCE) BE THE LAST
FROST/FREEZE POTENTIAL FOR THIS SEASON. SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS,
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA, MAY
EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 32 DEGREES. A FROST ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR MOST LOCATIONS
ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 281.
WINDS WILL MAINLY BE OUT OF THE WEST ON THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
WARMING UP INTO THE UPPER 60S TO MID/UPPER 70S. A SHORTWAVE WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAY RESULT (10%-15% CHANCE) IN
SOME LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO BECOME NORTHERLY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
MOSTLY IN THE 40S. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SIMILAR TO THOSE ON THURSDAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA. LOW TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT WILL AGAIN BE IN THE 40S.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM UP INTO THE 70S AND 80S. A SHORTWAVE IS
EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE FRONT AND MAY RESULT (UP TO AROUND 70%
CHANCE) IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS DUE TO INCREASE IN LIFT, HIGHER
CAPE, WIND SHEAR, AND MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL
CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY
MOSTLY IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH
ON MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING UP INTO THE 80S TO LOW 90S. FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 20-30 MPH AND HUMIDITY DOWN TO 15%-20% JUST WEST OF THE TRI-
CITIES AREA. SIMILAR HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1237 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WIND SHEAR
MAY DEVELOP AND IMPACT BOTH KGRI AND KEAR BETWEEN 08Z AND 11Z.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW SO DID NOT INCLUDE AT THIS TIME. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST AND MAY BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY AGAIN BY 18Z THURSDAY.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...FROST ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY
FOR NEZ039-040-046-060-061-072>074-082>084.
KS...FROST ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY
FOR KSZ005-006-017-018.
DISCUSSION...SCHULDT
AVIATION...SCHULDT
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