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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1154 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Cold tonight into Thursday morning. Wind chills in the 5 to
  -15 degree range (coldest north and east).

- Low chance (20-30%) for light snow on Saturday.

- Above-normal temperatures return next week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 210 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

Temperatures are starting to fall behind a cold front that
pushed through the area earlier today. KLNX radar shows some
light returns dropping southward across the Sandhills, but this
should remain to our west.

Skies clear out this evening into tonight, and winds decrease as
high pressure moves into the area. As such, temperatures should
fall off rather quickly. Winds return to the south/southwest
early Thursday morning, which will prevent temperatures from
completely "tanking," especially in the west and southwest.
Regardless, wind chills are expected to bottom out around -10 in
some areas (especially north of I-80), and local areas could see
values dip as low as -15 degrees.

Temperatures on Thursday will likely be wide-ranging. Eastern
areas may struggle to reach 25 degrees, while some western
areas could reach the low 40s, aided by increasing southwesterly
winds. Friday will trend warmer across the area, and highs are
anticipated to be in the 40s for most locations.

Chances have increased for snowfall on Saturday as a weak
perturbation drops southward through the northwesterly flow.
Accumulating snow is not guaranteed, but the latest NBM does
show a 10-20% chance for 1"+ across the northern half of the
area.

Dry (but cooler) conditions return Saturday night into Sunday.
Then temperatures trend warmer Monday/Tuesday as the large upper
trough over the central/eastern CONUS nudges further east. There
is a relatively high (50-80%) chance for temperatures to exceed
50 degrees for at least the western half of the area Tuesday.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1130 PM CST Wed Dec 3 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

Low-level stratus has been slow to clear out tonight, with MVFR
ceilings now expected to hang on through a majority of the
morning (>50% confidence through 14z). MVFR ceilings are
expected to lift between 14-18z as cloud coverage scatterers
out. A high pressure center passing across the Central Plains
region tonight will allow winds to becoming light and variable
with directions swinging from the northeast to southwest for
Thursday. Winds by the afternoon hours (between 16z-2z) may
gusts as high as 20-25kts. No precipitation is expected.



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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...Davis
AVIATION...Stump