Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
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427 FXUS63 KGID 141747 AFDGID Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 1247 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - A Heat Advisory is in effect through 8PM this (Sunday) evening for Valley, Greeley, Sherman, Howard, and Nance counties in Nebraska. Heat index values as high as 108 degrees are expected. - A Heat Advisory is also in effect for all counties along and south of Interstate 80 as well as Merrick and Polk counties in Nebraska, and for the entirety of north central Kansas, through 8PM Monday. Heat index values as high as 110 degrees are expected. - Cooler temperatures are expected Tuesday through the end of the week, with high temperatures in the 80s and 90s Tuesday and in the 70s and 80s Wednesday through the end of the week. - Intermittent, but generally low (~20%) chances for showers and thunderstorms are expected daily Monday night through Saturday. The best chances will be Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning (30-60%) && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 301 AM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 Today and Monday... There is the potential this morning for ares of fog to develop across south central Nebraska. For the most part, visibility may be limited to 2 to 5 miles, but there is some concern about some denser fog along portions of Interstate 80 and areas north. Any fog that develops should dissipate by 9 or 10 AM, similar to yesterday. Beyond that, the main story today and Monday will be the continued heat, especially today. An upper ridge centered over the Rockies remains in place today with a surface trough extending from eastern Montana into western Nebraska and Kansas. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire forecast area today for heat index values of 100 to 110 degrees. With high dewpoint values continuing overnight, there will be little recovery and as heat continues another day, the Heat Advisory is in effect for the majority of the area through 8PM Monday...except for Howard, Valley, Sherman, Greeley, and Nance counties, for which the Advisory expires at 8PM this evening. Monday, a cold front will move into the area, switching winds from southwesterly ahead of the front to northeasterly behind the front. Behind the front cooler temperatures will move into the area, ending the extreme heat threat. Monday night through Wednesday... The upper trough will remain in roughly the same area through Tuesday, and there will be slight chances (around 20%) of showers and thunderstorms Monday evening into Tuesday morning. Currently expecting most of any activity to remain over or just to the west of the forecast area, but with messy shortwaves throughout the pattern am not comfortable limiting chances to just that area. A more pronounced shortwave trough will cross the area from NW to SE later Tuesday, bringing what looks to be the best chances of showers and storms of the entire week Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, mainly along and west of Highway 281 and across north central Kansas (with a 40-60% chance in both areas). High temperatures Tuesday will be in the 80s and 90s, but Wednesday will be even cooler with highs in the 70s and 80s. Thursday through Saturday... Thursday will be mostly dry, but there will be a low chance (15-25%) of showers and thunderstorms across western portions of the forecast area in the morning. Afterward, models indicate a series of disturbances bringing chances (20-40%) of showers and storms to the area Friday into next weekend. High temperatures Thursday will be in the 70s and 80s and mainly in the 80s Friday and Saturday. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1244 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 For KGRI/KEAR Airports: VFR conditions are expected to persist throughout the TAF valid period. The wind will be light through the remainder of the day generally out of the southeast to south. The wind will remain light overnight into Monday, but should become more westerly and even northwesterly as a cold front approaches and then passes through the area on Monday. Any cloud cover should generally be above 10,000 ft agl. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Monday for NEZ048-049-060>064- 072>077-082>087. Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for NEZ039>041-046- 047. KS...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Monday for KSZ005>007-017>019. && $$ DISCUSSION...Hickford AVIATION...Wesely