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KEY MESSAGES

- Northwesterly winds will continue to gust around 50 to 60 MPH through the late afternoon hours with gradual improvement expected this evening. Winds should eventually fall to around 15 MPH after midnight. The High Wind Warning remains in effect through 6 PM.

- Light snow is possible for parts of the area Friday through Monday. Significant snow accumulation appears unlikely, but some areas could see the first accumulating snow of the season. The best chance for some accumulating snowfall will come with a frontal passage Saturday.

- Below normal temperatures forecast through the period with subfreezing high temperatures and single-digit low temperatures possible Saturday-Monday.

UPDATE

Issued at 601 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

Gusty NW winds will stick around for a few more hours, but with the threat of gusts exceeding 45+ having diminished, the High Wind Warning was allowed to expire on time at 6PM. Otherwise no notable changes were made to the forecast.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 230 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

A cold front raced across the area this morning and very strong winds are being realized in its wake. Given ample sunshine, mixing has been maximized, and numerous gusts to near 60 MPH have been observed across the area this afternoon. While winds will gradually diminish (and become less gusty) this evening, it will likely remain windy into the late evening hours, and only subside to around 15 MPH by around midnight.

With the passage of the cold front today, an overall shift in the general weather pattern is being observed across the area with generally northwest flow aloft expected to persist for at least the next week. This will result in below normal temperatures through the period with some small chances for precip returning (likely snow) Friday through Monday. At this time, the best shot for widespread accumulating snowfall appears to be Saturday, but several other small chances are expected.

Starting off with Wednesday, some models are indicating a weak upper level disturbance will slide across the area during the afternoon hours. While confidence in any precip is not high, did put some silent near 10 percent chances for precip during the afternoon hours. This would be trace amounts, and likely just a few flurries if realized.

For Thanksgiving day, not a bad day is anticipated across the area as very light winds will accompany the below normal temps in the 40s. As we transition into Friday, models have been keying in on a quick passing disturbance clipping eastern Nebraska. Models have been pretty consistent keeping precipitation out of our local area, but have some small pops in there with the focus expected to be to our east. Trace amounts of precip is all that is currently expected locally.

As we then transition into Saturday, a stronger upper level system looks to be aimed towards the local area with a cold front bringing another round of strong winds and a better potential for some accumulating snowfall. In this fairly progressive pattern, accumulations should be light, and the current forecast only has around an inch of snow for Saturday along the front. Would not be surprised for this to increase some (maybe 2 or 3" in the most favored spots?), and with the strong winds, there could be some notable impacts/reduced visibilities at times during the daytime hours Saturday.

Thereafter...temperatures really fall behind Saturdays cold front with several days of highs likely not topping freezing along with lows in the teens. There will also be additional small chances for light snow Sunday and Monday, but overall confidence is not high over this period.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 601 PM CST Tue Nov 25 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

VFR conditions are forecast for this TAF period. Will have some lingering lower clouds streaming SE through the area over the next couple of hours, but they are not expected to result in a sub-VFR ceiling. The rest of the evening/overnight hours are expected to be largely cloud-free...additional clouds will start working their way in during the daytime hours on Wednesday. The strong NWrly gusts will gradually diminish this evening, but gusts in the 35-45 MPH range will remain possible for a couple more hours. Once the gusts taper off, speeds through the rest of the period look to be in the 10-15 MPH range. Not looking at any notable swings in wind direction, remaining northwesterly through the period.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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