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FXUS63 KGID 021112
AFDGID

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
612 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Highs in the 80s today with sunny skies and light winds.

- Above normal temperatures continue Friday and Saturday with
  highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.

- Windy on Saturday with southerly winds gusting 35-45+mph.

- Precipitation chances return to the area this weekend (20-45%) into
  next week (25-45%).

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 357 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Today...

Temperatures this morning are in the mid 50s to low 60s under mostly
clear skies and light winds. Aloft ridging is building over the area
behind a departing shortwave trough. Patchy fog is possible
through the mid-morning west of Highway 183 where winds will be
the lightest, however dense or widespread dense fog is not
expected. A seasonably warm day is expected across the area as
highs climb into the 80s. Light winds and sunny skies will make
for a fairly pleasant day overall.

Friday...

An upper level trough moves onto the West Coast on Friday, as
ridging strengthens over the Plains/Midwest. Another warm day is
expected across the area with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
Southerly winds will be breezy during the afternoon, gusting 20-
30mph, strongest across southern portions of the area. Temperatures
Friday night only fall into the mid-upper 60s due to winds remaining
breezy overnight.

This Weekend...

Southwesterly flow aloft strengthens over the area on Saturday as
troughing moves into the Rockies. Highs once again climb well above
their climatological normals, in the upper 80s to low 90s (10-20
degrees above normal). Gusty southerly winds are expected during the
day on Saturday. The NBM has a 40-80% chance for gusts to exceed
45mph on Saturday, highest across northern and western portions of
the area.

Rain chances return to the area Saturday night as thunderstorms
develop along a cold front in eastern CO/WY. There remains
uncertainty on how widespread this development will be, and how long
storms last before weakening. Still, western portions of the area
could see thunderstorms during the late evening-overnight hours on
Saturday.

The cold front will gradually push its way through the area on
Sunday. Temperatures on Sunday will range from the low 70s across
northwestern portions of the area where the cold front passes
through Sunday morning, to the mid 80s across southeastern portions
of the area where the cold front reaches during the afternoon-
evening hours. Scattered thunderstorms redevelop along and north of
the cold front during the evening-overnight hours on Sunday. The
highest chances will be closest to the cold front, across
southeastern portions of the area.

Next Week...

Cooler weather is expected behind the cold frontal passage next week
under the influence of troughing aloft. Highs on Monday will be
noticeably cooler, with highs only reaching the 60s. Temperatures
remain cooler through the middle of next week, with highs in the 60s
to low 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s Tuesday/Wednesday. Scattered,
off and on chances for precipitation continue through the end of the
forecast period as a series of weak disturbances move through the
area. The details on any of these chances will become clearer as we
get closer. Active weather is expected to continue past the forecast
period, with the CPC 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks favoring above
normal precipitation for the area.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 610 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

VFR conditions expected through TAF period. Patchy fog has
developed west of KEAR and with sub-VFR conditions expected to
remain just to the west. Light and variable winds are expected
for most of the day, becoming south-southeasterly this
afternoon, and then southerly overnight with gusts remaining
below 10kts. Clear skies are expected through the rest of the
TAF period.

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Davis
AVIATION...Davis