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FXUS63 KGID 152304
AFDGID

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
504 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A weak cold front will cross the area on Tuesday with mildly
  breezy north winds (15 to 25 MPH) in its wake. Temperatures
  will be largely unaffected and no precipitation is expected
  (along with only minimal cloud cover).

- There is a low chance (10-20%) for sprinkles/light rain
  Wednesday night. This will be along a stronger cold front,
  with wind gusts to 50 MPH possible Thursday.

- After a seasonal Thursday (30s/40s), generally mild
  temperatures (mostly 50s) are expected to finish out the week
  and through next weekend. This mild weather pattern is
  anticipated to stick around for a while, with above normal
  temperatures favored through the end of the month and no
  obvious signals for meaningful precipitation at this time.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 235 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

Sunny skies and mild temperatures returned to the area today.
Temperatures overachieved across the board, with lower 60s being
observed across much of the area this afternoon. These very mild
temperatures along with light winds have made for a very nice
afternoon across the region. For tonight...a few mid/high level
clouds visible in satellite imagery upstream of the area are
forecast to move into the region, but have little meaningful
impact. These clouds will be ahead of a weak cold front which
should reach the I-80 corridor by midday Tuesday. With mostly
sunny skies expected to again prevail Tuesday afternoon, the
main impact will be a modest resurgence in northerly winds,
which will likely reach 15 to 25 MPH during the afternoon hours.

Slightly cooler weather should then filter in across the region
Wednesday, which will just be a precursor to a more seasonal
airmass expected behind the next cold front Wednesday night.
This front does appear to have a bit of lower level
moisture/cloud cover, and could even see a few sprinkles/light
rain showers mainly during the evening hours Wednesday, although
the window for any precip appears brief in model data. That
said, the main impact will be the noticably cooler/windy
conditions expected to return to the area Thursday. Several
models are indicating winds could gusts 50+ MPH during the
daytime hours Thursday, and increased the forecast values to
reflect this potential hinted at in a majority of EC/GFS
ensemble members.

This windy/cool punch will be short lived, however, as a flat
ridge builds across the area by the upcoming weekend, with
amplification of this ridge hinted at for early next week. This
should result in a rapid return to mild temperatures to finish
out the work week and potentially continue for several days
thereafter. CPC guidance indicates that above normal
temperatures are strongly favored across the local area through
the end of the month which is in line with GFS/EC ensemble
output predicting temperatures in 40s/50s continuing through at
least the 30th, indicating we are looking at a potentially
prolonged stretch of mild (and dry) weather.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 457 PM CST Mon Dec 15 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

VFR conditions are expected through the period, although there
is a low (10%) chance for fog along the Platte River as winds
remain light tonight.

Any fog that does develop will get mixed out around or even
prior to sunrise as westerly winds increase.

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Rossi
AVIATION...Mangels