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DISCUSSION

Issued at 305 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

This Afternoon-Tonight...

Temperatures this afternoon are currently sitting in the mid 80s-low 90s , under mostly sunny skies. Winds are generally light with gusts around 15mph or less. Aloft, the area is under northwesterly flow with ridging over the western U.S. and troughing over the northeastern U.S. Lows tonight will be in the 50s to low 60s.

Friday...

Another well above normal day is expected across the area on Friday, with highs climbing into the mid-upper 80s (normal highs upper 60s- low 70s). Southwesterly winds will be breezy throughout the late morning-early evening, gusting 20-30 mph. Outside of a few passing cirrus clouds, sunny skies are expected, resulting in a pleasant (but breezy) end to the school week.

This weekend...

Northwesterly flow aloft transitions to southwesterly flow this weekend as troughing develops over the west coast. Seasonably warm weather continues on Saturday with highs in the mid-upper 80s. A tightening pressure gradient over the plains results in a windy day on Saturday. Southerly winds of 15-25 mph with gusts of 30-40 mph are expected during the daytime hours though an isolate/occasional gust over 40 mph can't be ruled out. Warm and breezy weather continues on Sunday with highs once again climbing into the 80s. A passing disturbance pushes a cold front into the area Sunday evening/night though precipitation is not expected with this frontal passage.

Next Week...

Southwesterly flow aloft remains in place through the end of the forecast period. Under this flow rainfall chances to the area as disturbances move through the area. The most substantial chance looks to be Tuesday night-Wednesday as a more robust trough lifts across the Plains. There remains plenty of spread in model guidance on the exact track of the low/trough and resulting impacts. 12z ensemble/deterministic guidance hints at the potential for the area to be in the "dry slot" of the low, with rain falling mainly north/east of the forecast area. This system will continue to be monitored closely over the coming days. Highs will generally be seasonable-seasonably warm, though the exact track of the aforementioned system will impact how warm/cool each day gets.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 619 PM CDT Thu Oct 8 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

VFR conditions are expected throughout the TAF period. Overnight a strengthening low-level jet begins to build into the area creating low-level wind shear (LLWS) for KGRI and KEAR. The LLWS is forecast to begin before midnight, around 3Z, and end before dawn, around 9Z. Light south-southwesterly winds strengthen in the afternoon occasionally gusting in the 22-24KT range. Skies may have a few high level clouds but other than that will remain clear through the period.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NE...None. KS...None.