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KEY MESSAGES

- Small chance (20-30%) spotty showers and thunderstorms late tonight into early Tuesday southeast of the Tri-cities into southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas. Severe weather is not expected.

- Hot and windy on Wednesday. Highs in the 90s with winds 20-30 gusting to 40 mph.

- Thunderstorm chances increase (greater than 40-60%) for the weekend as the pattern becomes more active.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 420 PM CDT Mon Jun 15 2026

Tonight as an upper level disturbance moves southeast into the great lakes region a weak front/wind shift will move across the area and could help to spark showers and thunderstorms during the late overnight/early morning hours. This primarily looks to impact locations south and east of the Tri-cities, but even moreso those along and southeast of a line from York, NE to Osborne, KS. Instability is limited and these storms are not expected to be strong or severe.

As the Central Plains sits under northwest upper level flow, the pattern remains a bit active, but dry through most of the week. The next front will move through the area Wednesday. Temperatures ahead of this front will be steamy with highs in the upper to mid-90s for portions of northern Kansas. Models currently show the front traversing the area during the day, which will help temperatures some, but even northwesterly downslope winds with drier air will help keep temperatures up where the front has passed. Winds will be gusty out of the southwest ahead of the front and turn to the northwest after the front passes. Gusts could reach 35-40 mph. RH values behind the front are already showing values in the teens and low 20s across the area by afternoon. Despite the greenup, some areas, especially along and west of Hwy 183 have drier fuels and near critical fire conditions are possible with the combo of the fuels and the weather conditions.

After the front moves through on Wednesday, temperatures are a bit more normal - in the mid 80s - for the end of the work week.

The pattern gets a bit more active towards the weekend as an upper wave moves in from the west. Beginning overnight Friday into Saturday, thunderstorm activity increases. 40-60% is currently forecast for the weekend. Some of this activity could be strong to severe.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 646 PM CDT Mon Jun 15 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

Dry weather with VFR conditions are forecast for this TAF...any clouds moving through look to remain in the mid-upper levels. Winds early this evening are expected to turn more westerly, diminishing in speed...with most of the overnight hours into the morning on Tuesday looking to have more light/variable winds develop. Through the afternoon, winds are expected to turn more southwesterly...some gusts near 20 MPH possible.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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