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KEY MESSAGES
- Dry conditions are expected through the weekend.
- High temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 80s are anticipated through this weekend. Friday through Sunday overnight lows will likely stay in the 60s.
- Breezy conditions are expected Friday through Sunday. Saturday will likely be the windiest day with gusts of 30 - 40 mph possible.
- Next real rain still looks to arrive next Tuesday. Rain looks to continue into through Thursday. Since this is still several days out, trends will be watched.
INTO NEXT WEEK
Not much to change regarding next week's rain. Ensemble data is noisy on this, but isolated pockets of light rain may become possible Sunday night through Tuesday as the next trough slowly meanders its way across the western CONUS. Nothing heavy would be expected from these spotty showers.
The more organized precip still looks to arrive late Tuesday and last us into next Thursday. Regrettably, this time frame is where the ensemble data begin to disagree quite a bit. The 12z GEFS suggests the trough will move in faster on Tuesday with a noticeably stronger embedded jet streak, while the EPS holds the trough axis back to the west until Wednesday. They do agree, however, that the best vorticity advection will come Wednesday into Thursday. Regardless, more details will need to be ironed out in the coming days, but late Tuesday through Thursday in general look like good chances for a return to rain.
Finally, 12z ensemble data suggests overnight lows next Friday and Saturday mornings may dip below 40 degrees. This is far too early to make any calls for frost, but the signal is there for a bit of a cooldown, so let's just keep this info in our back pocket and monitor the trends.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/
Issued at 614 PM CDT Wed Oct 7 2026
For KGRI/KEAR Airports:
Dry weather with VFR conditions remain in the forecast for this TAF period...any clouds passing through expected to remain in the upper levels. This evening and overnight, winds look to once again become light/variable...turning more southerly through the day on Thursday. Gusts during the afternoon hours around 20 MPH will be possible at both sites.
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...None. KS...None.
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