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KEY MESSAGES

- Cool and dry conditions are expected through Monday.

- A significant warmup arrives Tuesday and lasts through the rest of the workweek.

- Light precipitation (mainly rain) is possible (30-40% chance) Wednesday into Wednesday night.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 144 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026

Scattered cumulus persists over central portions of the area, but there is still enough sun to quickly melt much of the snow that fell over northern Kansas Friday night. Skies will clear tonight, and temperatures will dip into the single digits and teens by Sunday morning (coldest in northern snow-covered areas).

Sunday will be similar to today, but with a big stronger north- northwesterly winds. Eastern areas could see gusts near 25 MPH as a shortwave passes to our to our east. Sunday night is anticipated to be the coldest night of the week as surface high pressure builds into the area. Lows in the single digits are expected for most of the are, and some areas could see subzero temperatures to start the day on Monday.

Monday trends a bit warmer as ridging builds over the west, and this warmup will kick into high gear with the arrival of westerly surface winds on Tuesday. Above-normal temperatures (highs in the 50s and 60s) then continue through the end of the workweek. This warmth could result in a heightened fire weather threat, although this will be heavily dependent upon the magnitude of winds...which is still somewhat uncertain.

There is still a chance for precipitation as a shortwave moves northwest to southeast across the area Wednesday and Wednesday night. Snow cannot be completely ruled out, but most ensembles keep us warm enough for this to fall as mostly rain. And QPF amounts are not overly impressive...the 13Z NBM only shows a ~20% chance to see 0.10" of liquid.

Global ensembles continue to hint at another shot of cold air, along with a chance for wintry precipitation next weekend and into the following week (Feb 28 to Mar 2nd timeframe), but details on this remain very uncertain.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/

Issued at 525 PM CST Sat Feb 21 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

High confidence VFR conditions anticipated at both terminals through the period.

Expect a patch of mid level clouds (near 5 KFT) to pass by the terminals early this evening...with clearing skies overnight. Winds tonight will remain out of the northwest at less than 10 KTS...increasing aft 22/15Z to around 12 KTS with a few gusts approaching 20 KTS during the afternoon hours Sunday.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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