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KEY MESSAGES

- Isolated light showers will remain possible from now through Wednesday. Thunderstorm chances look extremely low.

- More widespread persistent rain arrives late Wednesday night,lasting likeliest through Saturday morning. Some breaks in the rain are expected.

- Wednesday will be the breeziest day upcoming, with a few gust to30 mph north and west of Kearney.

- Unseasonably warm temperatures in mid 70s to mid 80s return for this weekend. Highest temps will be in KS. No heat index concerns.

Thursday and Beyond

Latest EPS and GEFS guidance suggests that after daybreak on Thursday, a 500-mb jet streak to our north will pull away from central Nebraska while the northern gradient of a second jet maximum remains nearly stationary over our area along the crest of a ridge. Beneath this mid-level jet, repeating bouts of warm- air advection associated with embedded shortwaves will continue to provide forcing for multiple rounds of rainfall. Latest guidance suggests break periods in the rain will be possible, but any precise timing will need to be ironed out as we get closer. Indications are that this persistent rain pattern will likely come to an end around Saturday morning. Total rainfall in this period of 1 to 1.75 inches will be possible.

Lastly, the weekend is expected to bring back warmer temperatures yet again, with SAT-through-MON highs in the mid to upper 70s on the Nebraska side, and the low-to-mid 80s on the Kansas side (13z NBM guidance indicates 20 - 30% chances for our KS counties to see weekend highs >85 F). Thankfully, there is high confidence that heat indices will not be a concern.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 629 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

MVFR to IFR ceilings expected overnight and into Tuesday afternoon. The TAF Period begins with VFR ceilings then MVFR stratus builds into the area starting around 2Z for KGRI and around 4Z for KEAR. Ceilings continue to lower overnight, dropping to IFR around 4Z for KGRI and 6Z for KEAR. As the IFR ceilings move in, periods of drizzle and patchy fog could drop visibility to MVFR levels, though confidence is too low to include sub-VFR vis at this time. Around/after sunrise, ceilings rise back to MVFR levels. Tuesday afternoon ceilings continue to rise to VFR levels. Light NE winds shift to the SE during the daytime hours on Tuesday.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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