Spring Ranch, Nebraska Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KGID 052325
AFDGID
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
625 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Cold front moving through this afternoon brings chances for
  showers and thunderstorms and much cooler air tonight/Monday
- There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for a few severe
  storms this evening and locally heavy rain tonight, mainly for
  far SE areas (i.e. Osborne to Hebron).
- Monday will truly feel like fall as highs only reach the 50s
  amidst plentiful cloud cover and chilly northerly breeze.
- Rest of the week appears mainly dry with a warming trend.
  Highs return to the 70s to low 80s late week into next weekend
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 400 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Long/well advertised cold front is on schedule this afternoon
and currently stretches from around York to Phillipsburg.
Ageostrophic lift (via mid level frontogenesis beneath
increasing right entrance region of upper jet streak) is on the
increase, as evident by expanding cloud cover. Short term, hi-
res guidance remains consistent in developing scattered
thunderstorms along the cold front over the next few hours, in
particular the 5-7pm time frame. The increasing cloud cover is
going to limit instability, but just enough forcing and upper
level shear could allow for a few strong to marginally severe
storms within the first few hours of development. Quarter size
hail and 50-60 MPH wind gusts are the primary risks. Expect
rather quick upscale growth from semi-cellular to linear cores
with both mean wind and deep layer shear vectors largely
parallel to the sfc boundary. This, combined with loss of
daytime heating, should keep the severe threat pretty confined
in time and space this evening. Perhaps a small hail threat
persists with cores in the elevated instability atop the frontal
slope towards 03-05Z as the LLJ intensifies, but whatever
instability remains by then will be rapidly declining.
With the expanding convection and boundary-parallel flow, could
see some locally heavy rain overnight from training cells.
Beloit to Hebron would be most favored corridor for this per 12Z
HREF, where there is 15-30 percent chance for rain amounts >2".
Ensemble mean is generally 0.75-1.25". Convection should tend to
become less focused in these areas late overnight as the LLJ and
scattered activity expands further N towards the I-80 corridor.
Monday will truly feel like fall with morning rain showers,
plentiful cloud cover, chilly northerly breeze (esp. AM), and
highs only in the 50s. Monday will, by far, be the least
favorable day of the week for outdoor activities...even with the
decreasing afternoon rain chances. Clouds should gradually clear
from N to S Monday night and allow for temps to cool into the
40s. Can`t completely rule out patchy frost in sheltered areas
in Valley County, but this will depend on how quickly clouds
clear out.
The rest of the week will favor mainly dry conditions and
gradually warmer temperatures. Tuesday afternoon could actually
be quite nice for early Oct with highs in the 60s, mostly sunny,
and light winds. Expect highs to return to the 70s to low 80s
for the second half of the week and perhaps extend into all or
most of next weekend. Frost potential beyond Tuesday AM remains
very low until at least mid-month.
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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 618 PM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
For KGRI/KEAR Airports:
Cold front boundary has pushed south of the terminal
areas...resulting in winds through this period remaining north-
northeasterly. Can`t rule out some gusts near 25 MPH for a few
hours this evening, but overall speeds look to drop down closer
to 10-15 MPH. Better chances for showers/storms look to spread
further north mid-late evening, potentially affecting both
terminal sites through the overnight hours and perhaps even into
the early morning hours on Monday. Have both prevailing and
PROB30 group mentions going from 03-15Z. Models also still
showing ceilings lowering with time this evening/overnight, with
MVFR conditions forecast, but IFR ceilings not out of the
question, especially in that 09-15Z time frame. Currently have
VFR/dry conditions returning at 19Z...confidence in that exact
timing is not high.
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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.
&&
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DISCUSSION...Thies
AVIATION...ADP

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