Cedar, Nebraska Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KGID 251740
AFDGID
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1240 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Seasonable warmer than normal temperatures (78-85 degrees on
  average) are in store for the area through next week.
- The forecast is dry through next Wednesday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 305 AM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
Its a quiet weather pattern across the region this morning
with weak surface high pressure in northeast New Mexico ridging
its way northeast. Winds are light from the west. Aside from
some mid clouds in northern Kansas, the sky was clear. Columbus
is reporting some light fog (4 miles visibility) but NDOT
cameras don`t show any fog in Columbus so it must be very
spotty/shallow in nature.
Early today, we will be watching for any patchy, shallow ground
fog in low lying areas for a couple hours around sunrise. The
atmosphere is reasonably dry, and very light west wind doesn`t
help, but recent wet conditions could lead to a bit of that fog.
Aside from that, skies will be mostly sunny today. There will
be a high level haze with a general cover of smoke filtering
its way southeast from the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Doubt
that will impact temperatures, which were bumped up on the
evening shift and we kept that slightly warmer trend going.
Looking at the rest of the forecast, that warmer trend will
be the story deep into next with high temperatures generally
in the 78-85 degree range daily, which is 5 to 8 degrees
above normal at least. A weak trough will push across the
area early Saturday shifting winds to the northwest and
dragging a few clouds across the region but no precipitation.
Look for slightly more wind from the south Monday through
Wednesday but also plenty of sunshine each day.
The next chance for rain is just beyond this forecast cycle
and could enter the picture as early as Thursday with some warm
advection type showers. A better chance is expected later
Friday/Saturday (October 3rd and 4th) with a cold front and
upper trough passage potentially bringing a more widespread
coverage of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Even with the
potential frontal passage, there no signs of cold air or freeze
conditions yet.
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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1238 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
For KGRI/KEAR Airports:
VFR through the period with little to no cloud cover. Light W/SW
this afternoon will become variable this evening and overnight.
Winds will pick up a bit out of the SSW for Friday, becoming
sustained 10-12kt and gusting 17-20kt by midday/early aftn.
Confidence: High.
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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Moritz
AVIATION...Thies

NWS GID Office Area Forecast Discussion