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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
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019 FXUS63 KGID 081659 AFDGID Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 1159 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - No precipitation is currently expected for the whole forecast area for the next 7 days. - Temperatures will gradually warm each day and night throughout the forecast period. - Temperatures and heat index values of 100 degrees and over are expected to return to portions of the area beginning Friday. - The hottest day will be Sunday with widespread heat index values of around 100 to 105 degrees. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 336 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Today and tonight... A big upper trough is over most of the central part of the country. An upper ridge is over the West Coast and Hurricane Beryl is about to make landfall on the Texas coast. Winds are light and variable across south central and central Nebraska and north central Kansas with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Winds will remain light and shift towards the northwest and north this afternoon. Temperatures today are expected to warm up into the 80s across the area. Winds will be light and mostly variable tonight with lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Tuesday through Thursday night... The upper trough will move slightly eastward and the ridge to the west will also move eastward on Tuesday. South central and central Nebraska and north central Kansas will be on the backside of the upper trough. Winds will remain light on Tuesday with sunny skies. Temperatures will be on a warming trend with highs on Tuesday around a couple of degrees warmer than the previous day. Light winds will continue into Tuesday night with lows ranging from the upper 50s to mid 60s. Showers and storms may develop (15% to 20% chance) just to the east of the forecast area on Wednesday. Otherwise, temperatures will continue to gradually warm with highs on Wednesday in the mid 80s to mid 90s with mostly sunny skies and light winds. Low temperatures Wednesday night will be in the upper 50s to mid 60s. The upper trough will move east of the area on Thursday with the upper ridge to the west gaining more influence. Winds on Thursday will be a little stronger than previous days out of the southeast. Sunny skies will be present on Thursday with highs a couple of degrees warmer than the previous day. Overnight lows will continue to get warmer as well with lows Thursday night in the 60s. Friday through Sunday night... The upper ridge to the west will impact the area more heading into Friday and the weekend. Winds Friday through Sunday will generally be out of the south each afternoon with mostly sunny to sunny skies. High temperatures Friday will range from the upper 80s to slightly over 100 degrees. Temperatures will continue to warm each day with highs on Sunday expected to range from the mid 90s to around 105 degrees. Heat index values on Friday may reach or slightly exceed 100 degrees across much of north central Kansas and perhaps portions of far southern Nebraska. Widespread heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees are expected on Saturday across north central Kansas with portions of south central Nebraska experiencing heat index values of 100 to 103 degrees. Heat index values of around 100 to 105 degrees will become a little more widespread on Sunday across south central and central Nebraska. Low temperatures Friday night through Sunday night will continue to warm each night with lows Sunday night expected to range from the upper 60s to upper 70s. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1148 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 VFR expected through the period. SFC high pressure will slide east today which will allow for the winds to become light and VRB this evening and VRB winds extend into to tomorrow morning. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. KS...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Schuldt AVIATION...Beda