Webster, Nebraska Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KGID 012018
AFDGID
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
318 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Isolated showers and thunderstorms gradually diminish this
  afternoon.
- Warm and dry through the rest of the week. Saturday will be
  quite breezy, with gusts in the 40-50 MPH range possible.
- Low chance (20%) for thunderstorms Saturday night.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 318 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025
A cluster of thunderstorms continues over northern Kansas, and
a few isolated showers/storms have redeveloped near Gothenburg.
These are forced by a shortwave moving through the area, but the
storms have not been handled very well by CAMs. Limited shear
will keep these storms non-severe, but it wouldn`t be surprising
to see a few persist into the late afternoon before diminishing.
Tonight, high clouds will clear from west to east. As skies
clear, temperatures are expected to dip into the 50s. Some fog
could develop in western parts of the area (mainly in low-lying
areas), but widespread impacts are not expected.
Thursday and Friday will remain warm with ridging over the
central CONUS. Widespread 80s are expected on Thursday, and
some areas will challenge 90 degrees on Friday...aided by
increasing southerly winds.
Continued southerly winds will prevent temperatures from dipping
lower than the mid to upper 60s Saturday morning...a solid 20-25
degrees above our "normal" lows in the mid to upper 40s.
Southerly winds continue to increase Saturday afternoon ahead
of an approaching shortwave. In fact, this is set up to be the
breeziest day that we`ve seen in quite some time. The latest NBM
shows a relatively high chance (50-90%) for wind gusts to
exceed 40 MPH Saturday afternoon. High temperatures will again
reach the upper 80s and low 90s.
The arrival of a cold front late Saturday night will bring us a
chance for thunderstorms, although this has been trending less
favorable for our area. The latest NBM only shows a 15-20%
chance for the northwestern half of the area.
Temperatures trend cooler for Sunday-Tuesday behind the cold
front. Low chances for showers and thunderstorms return to at
least southern parts of the area each day.
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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 1235 PM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025
For KGRI/KEAR Airports:
This morning`s showers have moved to the east and weakened. VFR
conditions are favored through the period. The only possible issue
would be fog Thursday morning, but the potential for this at
GRI/EAR is low (10-15%).
South-southeast winds today become light and variable tonight
into Thursday morning.
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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Mangels
AVIATION...Mangels

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