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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
305 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- There could be scattered snow showers (20-30% chance) Sunday
  afternoon mainly across south central Nebraska with better
  chances north of I-80. This would mainly be trace amounts of
  snow if anything.

- Colder on Sunday with highs in the 20s (northeast) to mid 30s
  (southwest). Just a 1 day cold snap.

- Above normal temperatures return Monday and Tuesday with highs
  mainly in the upper 40s to mid 50s Monday, mid 50s to lower
  60s Tuesday.

- A series of clipper systems will swing through beginning
  Tuesday night bringing progressively colder air back into our
  region. There could be some light snow Wednesday afternoon
  into Wednesday night, but currently not looking like it will
  amount to much.


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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 218 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

Tonight...

A surface area of low pressure will slide off to our southeast
and colder air will filter back into our region with briefly
gusty northerly winds this evening behind the low. Any
precipitation with this clipper system will be well to our
northeast across far northeastern Nebraska this evening. We
expect dry weather across our forecast area.


Sunday...

This will be a one day cold snap behind tonight`s clipper system
with the coldest air across our northeast and especially east of
our area. Our southwestern areas will only get a glancing shot
of this cold air. Northeastern Nebraska will likely only see
highs in the teens while our northeastern zones should reach
into the 20s, and our southwestern areas could make the mid 30s.

There is a chance for light snow Sunday afternoon with warm air
advection as 850 mb temperatures start to climb from west to
east. Will see at least increasing clouds and forecast models
vary on snow chances, but the predominate model solution seems
to be trace amounts of light snow showers across our northern
counties, mainly north of I-80. Did introduce small snow POPs
of (20-30%) into the forecast. Again, only expecting trace
amounts of snow for those that do catch a little snow.


Monday through Tuesday...

This will be a nice warm up especially Tuesday with many areas
seeing highs over 60 by Tuesday afternoon. We are essentially in
a northwest flow pattern and warmer air pushes in from the west
before the next clipper can blast us with another round of cold.


Wednesday through Saturday...

Warming periods typically don`t last long this time of year and
that will be the case as we end the work week and move into
next weekend. The next clipper system comes in from the
northwest Tuesday night and could bring some light rain or snow
to the forecast area by Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday
night. At this point it doesn`t look like a big snow maker for
our area but it`s still a long ways off with a wide envelope of
model solutions at this point in time. What is most likely at
this point is that gradually colder air will work back into the
area late week into next weekend.


&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1200 PM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

The precipitation has moved east of our TAF sites and we expect
dry weather through Sunday morning. The wind will remain a bit
gusty through mid afternoon as it gradually turns from
southerly to southwesterly and eventually northwesterly as we
head through the afternoon hours. We should see a little bit of
a lull in the winds as the low pressure center tracks overhead
late this afternoon, but then northwest/northerly winds will
increase this evening behind the low.

The other concern is the possibility for MVFR ceilings this
evening through Sunday morning. The current model consensus is
for persistent low MVFR ceilings most of the night, but can not
rule out periods of IFR ceilings as well.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...Wesely
AVIATION...Wesely