058
FXUS63 KGID 040545
AFDGID
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1245 AM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY AT 8:00 PM. HEAT
INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S TO 100S EXPECTED. ABOVE-NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
- DRY CONDITIONS ARE FAVORED UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING WHEN A FEW
ISOLATED STORMS WILL COME BACK INTO PLAY PRIMARILY WEST OF
KEARNEY.
- SLIGHTLY HIGHER STORM CHANCES (STILL PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH OF
GRAND ISLAND AND WEST OF KEARNEY) WILL RETURN SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY. MONDAY HAS THE HIGHEST PRECIP CHANCES IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1238 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026
OUR PERSISTENT UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD BACK OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS, KEEPING US IN HIGH HEAT THROUGH LABOR
DAY. THE CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING, AND HAS BEEN EXPANDED NORTHWESTWARD SLIGHTLY.
THE HOTTEST LOCATIONS IN OUR CWA WILL BE THE SOUTHEASTERN
COUNTIES, WHERE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HEAT INDICES WILL
REACH UP TO ~107 F, WITH 12Z HREF INDICATING 60 - 80% CHANCES
FOR HEAT INDICES TO TOP 105 F. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE HEAT
ADVISORY ZONE WILL OFFER LITTLE RELIEF ONLY GETTING DOWN TO THE
LOW- TO-MID 70S F. HEAT INDICES EVEN FOR OUR FAR NORTHWESTERN
COUNTIES IN GREATER CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL REACH INTO THE UPPER
90S, AND THESE PORTIONS OF THE CWA STILL ONLY HAVE 10 - 20%
CHANCES FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS TO BOTTOM OUT ~65 F.
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FAVORED THROUGH TOMORROW (FRI) EVENING.
FRIDAY EVENING ~5:00 PM, A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE (12Z HREF PROBABILITIES 10 - 20% CHANCES), PRIMARILY
WEST OF HIGHWAY 183 AND NORTH OF KEARNEY. A COUPLE STORMS ALSO
LOOK TO BE POSSIBLE FOR OUR COUNTIES ALONG THE KS / NE STATE
LINE AS SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WITH RELATIVELY HIGHER
DEWPOINTS AND A STRENGTHENING 850-HPA JET OVERLAP AS THE RIDGE /
SURFACE HIGH PUSHES BACK WEST. THE 12Z RRFS AND ARW APPEAR THE
MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IS LOWER
(10%) IN THESE STORMS, BUT IT WILL BE WORTH WATCHING. THE BEST
CHANCES FOR PRECIP DO LOOK TO HOLD WEST OF NORTH PLATTE'S CWA,
BUT A HEAVIEST-PRECIP SCENARIO (I.E. 95TH PERCENTILE TOTALS)
WOULD BRING VERY LOCALIZED TOTALS OF 0.5 - 0.75 IN. HIGHEST
CHANCES TO REALIZE THESE TOTALS WOULD BE WEST OF HIGHWAY 183.
REGARDLESS, THE LIKELIEST SCENARIO IS THAT THE MAJORITY STAY
DRY, AND THOSE THAT DO RECEIVE RAIN GET NOTHING MORE THAN 0.1
IN.
SURFACE WINDS TODAY WILL CONTINUE AT 10 - 20 MPH, WOBBLING FROM
OUT OF THE SSW TO SSE. GUSTS TODAY WILL BE HIGHEST FOR THOSE IN
THE HEAT ADVISORY ZONE, OFFERING A SLIGHT BIT OF RELIEF.
TODAY'S GUSTS WILL TOP OUT NEAR 25 MPH. TONIGHT, A FEW OF OUR
NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES CAN SEE A BRIEF SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS,
BUT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE THE MAJORITY'S WIND DIRECTION THROUGH
TONIGHT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW STRONG TONIGHT'S
GUST CAN GET IN THE HEAT ADVISORY ZONE, AS A SURFACE INVERSION
IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP BUT LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL BE STRONG. SOME
MIXING WOULD ALLOW RELATIVELY BREEZIER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT IN THE HEAT ADVISORY ZONE. TOMORROW (FRI) AFTERNOON, A
SHIFT TO MORE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AT 10 - 15 MPH WILL HELP BRING
IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT FOR OUR POTENTIAL STORMS.
BEYOND FRI, CALMER SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR SAT
AND SUN. MON, HOWEVER, LOOKS TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY UPCOMING,
WITH 15 - 25 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND 13Z NBM PROBABILITIES OF
GUSTS >35 MPH REACHING ~60%.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1224 AM CDT FRI SEP 4 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. INITIALLY,
AROUND 35 KTS OF SOUTHERLY LLWS WILL BE PRESENT AT KGRI BUT IS
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE AROUND SUNRISE. NBM AND MODEL GUIDANCE KEEPS
THE AREA OF LLWS TO THE EAST OF KEAR SO IT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE
TAF. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS (AROUND 5-10 KTS) ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AN OCCASIONAL
GUST AROUND 15KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SKIES ARE MOSTLY
CLOUDLESS THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE SOME SCATTERED MID-LEVEL
CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON, STICKING
AROUND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF PERIOD. CLOUD BASES WILL
STAY MOSTLY ABOVE 8000 FEET.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 1240 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2026
POTENTIAL RECORD "WARMEST LOW" TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK
GRAND ISLAND (KGRI):
FRI, SEPT 4TH: 72 (1954,1912,1899)
SAT, SEPT 5TH: 75 (1945)
HASTINGS (KHSI):
THU, SEPT 3RD: 71 (1980,1937)
FRI, SEPT 4TH: 72 (2015,1925)
SAT, SEPT 5TH: 74 (1912)
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR NEZ049-063-064-
074>077-083>087.
KS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.
DISCUSSION...BEGAN/MANGELS
AVIATION...MCGREW
CLIMATE...MANGELS
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