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KEY MESSAGES

- Thunderstorms arrive from the west late this evening into tonight. The main severe threat remains over western Nebraska, but a few strong to marginally severe storms are possible mainly west of Highway 183 (about a 5% chance). - Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will impact parts of the area Tuesday. Some of these storms may become severe, with severe wind gusts and hail to the size of quarters, especially from the late afternoon through evening hours Tuesday.

- Intermittent, mainly small (less than 20%), chances for thunderstorms will then continue across at least parts of the local area through early next week. Some areas may see little to no precipitation over this time period, although all areas have a chance for precipitation.

- Near to slightly below normal temps will continue through Friday, with widespread above normal temperatures returning over the upcoming weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 304 PM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Mostly sunny skies and seasonably temperatures were observed across the local area this afternoon. With clear skies, instability is building across the region, but with a strong CAP in place across the area, expect skies to remain mostly clear through the afternoon hours with storms firing up across the high plains where conditions are more favorable. These storms should eventually spread east through the evening hours, with CAMS indicating they will rapidly diminish across our western most counties. That said, given the available instability, could see a few strong/marginally severe storms as they reach the local area around late evening, likely only impacting areas west of Highway 183.

Things become a bit more trick on Tuesday as most models are indicating some showers/thunderstorms around through the daytime hours, albeit the better shot should come with an upper level disturbance forecast to cross the local are during the evening hours. As a result, have some pops in the forecast through the afternoon hours, but any severe weather potential should be in concert with the approaching disturbance, with strong wind gusts and marginally severe hail being the primary concerns. The other concern is the small potential for fog during the AM hours. SREF probs indicate there is a good chance for some fog development across the center of the area Tuesday morning, but with clouds and showers around, largely discounted this and chose not to introduce fog into the forecast.

Beyond Tuesday, west northwest flow aloft is anticipated to continue across the local area through the end of the week with the axis of the upper level ridge transitioning east across the local area next weekend. This should result in intermittent chances for thunderstorms, with the EC/GFS keying in mainly on Friday night/Sunday night for better chances of storms, with off an on again storm chances lingering into at least next Monday. While storms will be around at times, it is possible some areas will remain dry. In addition, with northwesterly flow continuing through Friday, temperatures should remain near to below normal each day, before warming up over the upcoming weekend as the axis of the ridge moves across the local area. Some guidance has mid to upper 90s returning for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but the official forecast remains about 4-7 degrees below this potential.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 1240 AM CDT Tue Aug 25 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

A few showers and weakening T-storms may move through the vicinity this morning, but the primary threat for t-storms will be Tuesday afternoon and evening. Outside of this, VFR conditions are expected.

Overall, winds remain light through the period, although these could be temporarily impacted by t-storms.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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