Grand Island, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KGID 232334
AFDGID

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
534 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The main impact in the near-term will be the potential for fog
  tonight, with another chance tomorrow night (Christmas Eve
  into Christmas Day).

- Despite the fog, above-normal temperatures continue through
  the end of the week.

- A cooldown arrives Sunday into Monday, although it will not be
  abnormally cold for late December.

- The threat for accumulating snow (or any precip for that
  matter) remains low through the rest of 2025.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 332 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

High clouds are increasing from the north, but it won`t be
enough to derail another day of above-normal temperatures for
the area. High temperatures in the 50s and low 60s will result
in the 9th-consecutive day of above normal temperatures...and
this relatively warm trend will continue through the rest of
the week.

Late tonight into Wednesday morning, light southerly winds and
returning moisture will provide a favorable environment for

Lingering high cloud cover does provide some uncertainty on how
dense/widespread the fog will become, but a a Dense Fog Advisory
will likely be needed for at least parts of the area (favoring
south and east).

Skies will gradually clear on Wednesday, but lingering cloud
cover may result in a wide range in temperatures from west to
east across Neb/Kansas for Christmas Eve. Most of our area are
expected to reach the 50s and 60s. But just to our west could
reach the mid 70s, and parts of eastern Nebraska could struggle
to reach 50.

Light and variable winds will then potentially allow fog to
return to the area late Wednesday night and into the morning of
Christmas Day. At this range, details on fog are more uncertain,
but ensembles favor the eastern half of the area with the best
chance to see dense fog. Temperatures for Thursday/Christmas
continue to trend downward...largely driven by lingering clouds.
The current expectation is for highs in the 50s for most, but
there is considerable spread on the latest NBM...due to the
uncertainty of cloud cover. Regardless, its hard to complain
with temperatures in the 50s and light winds on Christmas Day.

Friday is now expected to be the warmest day of the week, aided
by WSW winds ahead of a pair of shortwaves moving through the
western US/Canada. In fact, it is possible that some areas
exceed 70 degrees (25-50% chance...highest southwest)!

A cold front moves through the area on Saturday, resulting in
breezier northwest winds. The cold air will lag behind this
front enough that temperatures still reach the 50s/60s Saturday,
but Sunday will be markedly cooler (upper 20s and 30s). Global
ensembles do hint at some light snow or flurries behind this
front on Sunday, but the overall probability for anything
accumulating is still low (10% or less).

Heading into next week, temperatures are expected to be cooler
and more "up and down" in the northwesterly flow pattern. As a
result, confidence in the day-to-day temperature trend remains
pretty low. For example, for New Year`s Eve, the 10th
percentile NBM has a high temperature of 15 degrees for
KGRI...while the 90th percentile is 60 degrees. A 45 degree
spread!

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/...
Issued at 527 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

The main focus on the TAF period will be on the potential for
LIFR ceilings and visibility in fog Wednesday morning. Fog and
IFR stratus is expected to move into the TAF sites around
09-11z, first at KGRI. Models have increased support for fog
impacting KEAR compared to earlier runs, so have included KEAR
in the potential for IFR/LIFR conditions. There remains some
uncertainty on the exact coverage and density of fog, but a
period of fog with less than 1 mile visibility is favored during
the early-mid morning hours on Wednesday. This most likely
period has been highlighted with a TEMPO 1/2SM group, but could
be changed to prevailing if an extended period of dense fog
develops. Fog is expected to clear by the late morning hours,
becoming VFR and persisting through the end of the TAF period.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Issued at 212 PM CST Tue Dec 23 2025

- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES             | Latest Forecast

Grand Island, NE (GRI)

December 24: 64 in 2021                | Forecast: 60
December 25: 62 in 1999,1963,1922      | Forecast: 53
December 26: 64 in 2005                | Forecast: 67*
December 27: 64 in 1937                | Forecast: 60

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Hastings, NE (HSI)

December 24: 66 in 1933                | Forecast: 60
December 25: 62 in 1999,1950           | Forecast: 54
December 26: 65 in 2005                | Forecast: 68*
December 27: 64 in 1937                | Forecast: 60

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- RECORD WARM LOW/MINIMUM TEMPERATURES | Latest Forecast

Grand Island, NE (GRI)

December 24: 34 in 1936                | Forecast: 33
December 25: 34 in 1959                | Forecast: 32
December 26: 38 in 1931                | Forecast: 36
December 27: 34 in 1905                | Forecast: 32

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Hastings, NE (HSI)

December 24: 33 in 2005,1955           | Forecast: 33
December 25: 34 in 1922                | Forecast: 32
December 26: 38 in 1959                | Forecast: 36
December 27: 37 in 1957                | Forecast: 34

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Mangels
AVIATION...Davis
CLIMATE...NWS Hastings