Cozad, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KGID 081154
AFDGID

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
654 AM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Light showers and an isolated non-severe thunderstorm will be
  possible across portions of south central Nebraska through
  around 1 PM. Precip amounts will be light, with only a couple
  hundredths of an inch of accumulation expected.

- Smoke from Canadian wildfires will make for a hazy afternoon,
  with a possible repeat on Monday (lower confidence) as winds
  remain northerly behind this mornings cold front.

- Dry and warmer (80s & low 90s) Tuesday and Wednesday.

- Small thunderstorm chances return Wednesday night and will
  continue off and on across at least parts of the local area
  into next weekend. Seasonably warm temperatures will continue.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 405 AM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

Showers and a couple of isolated weak thunderstorms can be seen
across northern and eastern Nebraska early this morning
associated with a weak cold front moving south across the
region. Expect this activity to sag southward towards the
Nebraska and Kansas state line through the late morning hours
before dissipating. In general, most locations will receive
minimal accumulations, with up to an tenth of an inch possible
across northern portions of the local area.

As skies begin to clear later this afternoon, expect a mix of
clouds and hazy sunshine as smoke from Canadian wildfires
filters in across the local area. Latest HRRR smoke run is
indicating near surface smoke concentrations will begin
increasing by mid-morning, with observations upstream of the
local area generally observing 5-7SM of visibility with this
smoke. While there should be some improvement in air quality
overnight, lower concentrations of surface smoke may linger
into Monday as northerly winds continue (and become breezy)
although confidence is not high. Of higher confidence are the
breezy winds and continued seasonably cool temperatures, as
northwesterly winds will gust to near 30 MPH and temperatures
will remain in the mid to upper 70s across south central
Nebraska and lower 80s across our north central Kansas
counties.

High pressure aloft will then shift across the area on Tuesday
and Wednesday, bringing above normal temperatures and dry
weather to the region through the daytime hours Wednesday. Late
Wednesday, the upper level flow will become more westerly as a
front approaches from the north, steering multiple weak
disturbances across the local area through Saturday, justifying
off and on small chances for showers and thunderstorms across
the local area. While it is still too early to accurately
predict severe chances, instability will increase over this
period and some stronger storms may eventually be realized
(although coverage looks fairly spotty at this time).

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 635 AM CDT Sun Jun 8 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

A cold front moved across the terminals overnight with northerly
breezes having settled in at both sites the past few hours. Can
see some -SHRAs/-TSRAs north of the terminals this morning, and
expect these -SHRAS/-TSRAs to sag south as they dissipate over
the next 4-8 hours, likely ending by 08/19Z. In addition to
shower potential...the HRRR is indicating some thicker surface
smoke will impact the area by late morning to early afternoon,
and looking at obs upstream of the area, still seeing some 5-7SM
VSBYs with HZ. As a result, continued some marginal MVFR VSBYS
in FU through the daytime hours. Winds overall with be northerly
around 12 KTS this morning...with gusts to near 20 KTS by late
morning and then likely continuing through the end of the
period.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Rossi
AVIATION...Rossi