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KEY MESSAGES

- 15 to 30% chance for some light rain showers late tonight into early Thursday morning for areas east of a line from Kearney to Red Cloud. Low clouds clear out this afternoon with highs in the low to mid 50s.

- Near-freezing to below freezing temperatures are expected late Thursday night into early Friday morning.

- Dry conditions largely prevail for the weekend into early next week with highs in the 60s.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/

The sfc high ridge axis will traverse the forecast area early Friday morning. While we see some clouds linger in the early morning hours, temperatures cool significantly to the upper 20s for areas along and northwest of a line from Alma to Kearney to Central City, while temperatures hover around the freezing mark for the remainder of the area. Now is a good time to disconnect any outdoor hoses and insulate any exposed pipes/infrastructure. Temperatures should warm back up to the upper 40s to low 50s by Friday afternoon.

Models suggest another shortwave trof approaching from the west late Friday into Saturday. However, guidance is struggling in generating much precip, likely due to some influence of a sfc high in the region. Mid level ridging builds in for Sunday with dry conditions prevailing. Monday into Tuesday will see another shortwave eject from southwest Canada toward the Northern Plains. At this time, the best synoptic scale forcing for ascent appears well north of the area leading to a dry forecast. Temperatures largely remain in the 60s from Saturday through Tuesday.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 547 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

Prevailing VFR conditions anticipated through the period with increasing mid/high level clouds and steady northwest winds.

Lots of mid/high level clouds can be seen just north of the terminals pivoting south towards the area over the past few hours. Expect CIGS near 12KFT to infiltrate the area by 05/03-04Z...eventually breaking apart during the morning hours Thursday. Winds will remain steady overnight as a fairly tight pressure gradient remains in place...with a weakening pressure gradient during the daytime hours Thursday. Even so, mixing should allow for a few gusts 15-18KTS out of the NW aft 05/15Z.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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

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