Hastings Municipal Airport Nebraska Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KGID 091725
AFDGID
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1225 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- The chance for precipitation is limited through the rest of
  the week, though a few late night lingering storms/showers
  could meander into a few northwestern parts of the area
  (15-20% chance) Friday night.
- Temperatures stay in the 70s to mid 80s through Sunday, dropping
  down to the low 60s to mid 70s Monday and Tuesday.
- An upper level disturbance could bring scattered showers with
  a few storms to the area Sunday night (10-20%), with slightly
  better confidence Tuesday (25-40% chance).
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 322 AM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025
Today through Saturday...
This morning, temperatures are on there way down to the upper 40s to
mid 50s. Out west where the winds are a touch lighter (areas west of
HWY-183), some patches of fog may develop/drift down from the
western third of NE/KS. This bank of fog will not be expected to
reach too far into central Nebraska/Kansas due to the more steady
winds in place (5-10MPH). Today the area falls in between two
surface pressure features including an around 1036mb high pressure
center just to our east over the Great Lakes / Midwest region and a
low pressure trough stretched down from eastern Montana to eastern
Colorado. These features together will keep the southerlies fairly
steady this afternoon (10-15MPH and gusting up to 25MPH). This lower
pressure will gradually move from west to east across the Central
Plains today and Friday.
Aloft, a broad ridge covers the entire Central United States,
keeping skies mostly clear and minimizing precipitation chances (Non-
mentionable PoPs through Friday evening). Highs this afternoon
should peak between the mid 70s to mid 80s. Both a warm followed by
a weak cold frontal passage tied to the surface trough, will
temporarily break up the southerly winds Friday. Despite the fronts,
highs should remain in the ballpark as today (mid 70s to low 80s).
A small 15-20% chance of showers and non-severe storms late Friday
night will be possible as remnants from a few afternoon storms
initiating across eastern Colorado and the Nebraska panhandle will
meander east overnight. Though these storms should be in the process
of weakening/dissipating, a few could potentially clip portions of
mainly our western to northwestern areas (locations west and north of
the Tri-Cities). Any accumulations should remain minor (

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