Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE

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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