Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
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048 FXUS63 KGID 222049 AFDGID Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 249 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Windy with scattered snow showers this afternoon and evening. This may impact visibility for brief periods, and some spots may receive a quick dusting up to one-half inch. Most areas will see no accumulation. - After tonight, dry conditions are expected through the weekend and at least the first half of next week. - Overall near-normal temperatures through the weekend, then turning warmer next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 245 PM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 Radar shows scattered snow showers blossoming over the area, enhanced by weak convective instability in the northwesterly flow. So far, a few ASOS locations have reported only minor visibility restriction (2-6 miles), but heavier showers could reduce visibility below 1 mile, especially combined with wind gusts in the 30-40 MPH range. That said, these showers are moving fairly quickly, so the "heavier" bursts of snow may only last 10 minutes at any given location. Near-term models show these showers lingering into the evening. Coverage/intensity should decrease by midnight, but a few flurries could linger into the early morning on Thursday. Continued cloud cover will keep low temperatures in the teens tonight, but will also limit the temperatures on Thursday to the 20s in most areas. After the brutal cold early this week, the 20s won`t feel terrible, but it is still 5-10 degrees below normal. Westerly surface winds allow temperatures to return to the 40s on Friday, but the passage of a cold front and increased cloud cover will keep Saturday/Sunday in the low to mid 30s. Above-normal temperatures then return for next week, and high temperatures may reach 50 degrees for Tuesday! The drier-than- normal pattern continues as well, and global ensembles show little to no signal for any additional precipitation before AT LEAST the middle of next week. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1141 AM CST Wed Jan 22 2025 For KGRI/KEAR Airports: Scattered snow showers are expected to move through central Nebraska this afternoon and evening. Periods of MVFR ceilings are expected (50-80%) at times tonight into Thursday morning. Northwest winds gusting over 30kts will continue this afternoon before slowly decreasing this evening into tonight. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. KS...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Mangels AVIATION...Mangels