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KEY MESSAGES

- Gusty winds will continue through the evening hours with patchy blowing snow...flurries this afternoon...and cold temperatures/wind chills tonight.

- Next round of light snow moves across the area late Sunday night through midday Monday with 1 to 2" type accumulations.

- Dry weather the rest of the week with temperatures on the cooler side but maybe some moderation toward next weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 110 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

The area is living through the after effects of the most recent system which dropped 1 to 2" of snow for most locations on top of a light glaze for some areas. The main really short term issue the winds gusting to 45-50 mph causing some blowing snow and then some flurries that developed in the instability of the day. NO additional accumulation is expected, but visibilities may be down to 2 miles at times the next few hours.

Obviously its cold out there with wind chills near 10 above. The wind won't really drop off...at least higher end gusts... till about 8-11 pm for most areas and then remain slightly gusty overnight. That will push wind chills below zero to make it feel like the coldest night of the season. Not much warm up tomorrow as temperatures can only climb into the lower and middle 20s with clouds spilling into the area. Windspeeds will be much lower as surface high pressure ridging moves across the area and turns winds to the south by evening.

The next precipitation event...all light snow...remains on track for overnight Sunday until about Noon Monday. Models remains consistent in general timing and snow amounts (light) but do vary a bit in place at this point. Speaking of amounts, high snow ratios of 15 or 18 to 1 will promote a light fluffy (not stuffy) snow which could add up 2" in some areas pretty easy. As of now, those higher amounts are forecast across north central Kansas and far southern Nebraska with amounts tapering off to the north to less than an inch, but this could waver north or south a bit with future forecasts. One key positive is winds will be fairly light so little to no blowing snow is expected. Also of note is the timing, centered on the Monday morning commute. The snow is light but will likely slow things down getting to-and-fro during the morning hours Monday.

Clearing will move in late the day Monday and with light winds, good radiational cooling will push Monday lows into the single digits for many locations.

After Monday, the rest of the forecast is dry, though there are some hints at very light precipitation potential (trace type events) Friday and Saturday thanks to the region still impacted by cyclonic flow aloft. However, those events are so light and so far out, neither are in the forecast at this point. That also spells colder than normal temperatures most of the week though with some moderation by the end of the week closer to normal. Wednesday will be coldest day with a frontal passage and a period of slightly stronger northwest winds.

Looking just beyond this forecast cycle, ensembles and weekly models suggest the potential for a more substantial warm up beginning around the 10th to 13th. If it materializes,the warm-up would push mid-month temperatures above normal for a time. However looking beyond that, the end of December shows a colder than normal temperature trend. Overall, it appears this December will be colder than December's in recent years, be a bit more "up-and-down" temperature wise.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/

Issued at 533 PM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

Ceilings will generally range from MVFR to low end VFR. Winds will decrease out of the northwest by 06z. Winds will be out of the north by 18z then out of the east to southeast by 00z Monday.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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