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KEY MESSAGES

- Some light rain/sprinkles are possible Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. A few flurries may mix in late Tuesday night.

- It will be increasingly breezy from Tuesday through the end of the week. The strongest winds are expected on Friday, with gusts of 45 to 55 MPH possible.

- A brief dip in temps Wednesday (30s/40s) before temps climb back well above normal Thursday (50s). A return to closer to normal temperatures by the end of the week and through the weekend (mostly 30s). No significant chance for precip over this period.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 255 PM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

North to northwestelry flow aloft is anticipated through the period with multiple (mostly dry) disturbances passing by the region. The most impactful weather of the week will likely be the very strong winds anticipated later this week, with gusts to 55 MPH possible on Friday.

Looking at satellite imagery this afternoon, plenty of cirrus can be streaming across the local area in northwest flow. Expect this cloud cover to continue through the overnight hours, which combined with steady westerly winds, will help keep up low temperatures mostly in the mid-30s to start the day on Tuesday. These temperatures will be very close to what are normal highs for mid-January.

For tomorrow afternoon, expect a cold front to rapidly push south across the area during the afternoon hours with a weak disturbance aloft helping aid in the development of a few light showers/sprinkles. Overall, QPF amounts look very minimal (T-a few hundredths of an inch of precip), but most models have some light QPF being generated across the local area, and increased pops just a bit as fully expect some showers and sprinkles around much of the local area mainly during the afternoon/early evening hours...although some light showers/sprinkles/flurries could extend across the northern parts of our forecast area to start the day Wednesday as indicated in the global models.

Beyond Wednesday, the upper level flow becomes even more amplified as high pressure expanding north across the west coast results in a more northerly flow pattern across the plains. As a result, after a brief uptick in temps Thursday, a more prolonged stretch of cooler weather returns Friday through Monday before the longwave trough attempts to shift further east towards the middle of next week, when a more northwesterly/mild flow returns. In the meantime, as this push of colder air makes its way across the area on Friday, expect a very windy afternoon across the region and will need to continue to monitor as wind gusts to 55 MPH currently look like the most impactful weather of the period.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 519 PM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

VFR conditions through TAF period. LLWS is expected to develop after midnight as winds just above the surface increase. LLWS weakens during the mid-morning hours on Tuesday as surface winds begin to strengthen. West-northwest winds sustained around 15kts and gusts around 25kts are expected throughout most of the afternoon. Gusts drop to 20kts around the end of the TAF period. SCT-BKN Cirrus is expected overnight. Ceilings lower below 10,000ft during the afternoon as a band of showers/sprinkles move towards the area. Confidence in rain/sprinkles impacting the TAF sites is too low to include a PROB30 mention at this time.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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