Litchfield, Nebraska Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KGID 252102
AFDGID
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
402 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Seasonable warmer-than-normal temperatures (highs generally
  upper 70s to mid 80s, lows upper 40s to lower 60s) are in
  store for the area through next week.
- Threat for first frost remains extremely low through most, if
  not all, of next week. It`s not until around the 4th-5th that
  5th to 10th percentile low temps dip below 40 degrees at our
  climatologically coolest locations (i.e. Valley/Dawson Co)
- The forecast is dry through next Wednesday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 355 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
Tonight and Friday...
Gorgeous early fall weather has settled into the region today,
and expect that to remain the norm (and not the exception)
through the next 7-10 days. High pressure is in control - both
surface and aloft - which is helping to keep winds light and
skies mostly clear. Clear and calm conditions will continue
overnight with lows upper 40s far W, to 50s elsewhere.
Friday has trended a bit warmer, and drier, over the past 24
hours ahead of our next cold front. Given the trends today of
"overachieving" temps and "underachieving" dew points, this
seems quite reasonable. Getting to the time of year where
evapotranspiration from crops/vegetation is rapidly waning and
any sort of combination of full insolation and non-easterly
component of wind can really help to dry out the boundary layer.
As such, have bumped up highs a couple deg for Friday to
WIDESPREAD mid 80s, and wouldn`t rule out a few spots
approaching 90F. With the drier air, however, should see a quick
decline in temps for Friday evening football games. Winds will
be more noticeable on Friday out of the south, but even gusts
should remain mainly less than 20 MPH.
Now if only the bug/insect situation could be as pleasant as
the weather! :/
Friday night through Saturday night...
An upper level trough will extend from Canada into the northern
Plains and upper Midwest Friday night. Winds across south central
and central Nebraska and north central Kansas will be out of the
south until a cold front begins pushing into the area late Friday
night into Saturday morning. Low temperatures Friday night will be
in the mid to upper 50s. A surface high pressure will move across
the area on Saturday in the wake of the cold front. Winds on
Saturday will become more easterly by evening as the surface high
moves just to the east of the area. The front will not bring a
significant decrease in temperatures with highs in the mid 70s to
low/mid 80s on Saturday. The surface high will move eastward
Saturday night with winds across south central and central Nebraska
and north central Kansas becoming more southerly. Temperatures will
drop into the upper 40s to upper 50s Saturday night with clear
skies.
Sunday through Wednesday night...
An upper ridge will extend from southern Texas to the Midwest on
Sunday with Nebraska and Kansas on the backside of this ridge. Winds
across south central and central Nebraska and north central Kansas
will increase out of the south Sunday afternoon as a surface trough
strengthens to the west of the area. These conditions will
contribute to temperatures warming up into the low to mid 80s Sunday
afternoon. Warmer temperatures will continue across the area Sunday
night with lows in the low to mid 60s. Southerly winds continue on
Monday with an upper trough approaching from the west. High
temperatures on Monday will again be in the 80s but will be a little
cooler than the previous day. The upper trough will move over the
area Monday night and may (less than 10% chance) produce some
scattered rain showers. Low temperatures Monday night will be
similar to those from the previous night. High temperatures on
Tuesday and Wednesday will be similar to those on Monday with
southerly winds continuing. Low temperatures Tuesday night and
Wednesday night will be in the mid 50s to low 60s.
&&
.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.
&&
.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Schuldt/Thies
AVIATION...Thies

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