919
FNUS73 KGID 151702
FWSGID
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA FIRE SCHOOL...NEBRASKA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1202 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1201 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE DAYTIME
HOURS TODAY, UNDER PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. FORTUNATELY,
WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. WIND
DIRECTION WILL BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT NATURE OF
WINDS, BUT GENERALLY REMAIN OUT OF THE NW OR N. WINDS WILL TURN
TO THE NE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN LIGHT. APPEARS BEST CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SHORT TERM (NEXT 24 HOURS) WILL
REMAIN E/SE OF THE LOCAL AREA.
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THE
DAYTIME HOURS SATURDAY. WIND WILL BE SLIGHTLY BREEZIER, OUT OF
THE E-ESE AT 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS 20-25 MPH, BUT GRADUALLY
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
AT LEAST 30 PERCENT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM THE
W/SW SATURDAY EVENING - NEAR OR JUST AFTER SUNSET - AND MAY POSE A
RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND STRONG/ERRATIC WIND GUSTS.
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER OUT OF THE SOUTH ON SUNDAY AND THERE
WILL BE MUCH HIGHER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF DAYS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 8 8 8 23 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 87 91 92 93 92
RH..............36 28 22 19 18 18
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 11 12 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.7 6.7 8.6 9.4 10
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 14
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 48 42 37 29 22 21 21 23 26 30 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............91 89 84 77 73 70 68 66 64 62 60 59
RH..............18 20 25 32 36 39 43 46 49 53 58 60
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 7 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 12 13 15 15 13 13 12 12 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.7 6.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 14 17 17 17 17 16 14 14 14
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 38 37 37 35 33 39 44 43 41 39 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 57 61 66 74 78 81 84 85 86 87 85
RH..............63 65 61 51 40 38 35 32 32 33 31 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.7 4.5 4.8 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 17 18 20 21 21 20 20 21 21 21
FORECASTER...THIES
REQUESTED BY...DAVE REISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613633.1/GID
.DELDT 05/15/26
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