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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
504 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUING TO BUILD NORTH THROUGH THE ROCKIES
HAS HELPED TO KEEP CONDITIONS QUIET DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
INTO EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES. AN AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY SITS CENTERED
OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER UP INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...BRINGING
SOUTHERLY BUT LIGHT WINDS TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING A VERY PLEASANT
AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID
80S...TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING HAVE COOLED INTO THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S.

LOOKING TO THE REST OF TODAY...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR
MOST OF THE AREA DURING THE DAY TIME HOURS...AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD NORTH INTO THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS...AND ALONG WITH
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS...WARMER AIR WILL BE DRAWN NORTH. HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID 80S
TO MID 90S. LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR WESTERN
LOCATIONS...CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AS
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. DURING THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT...THIS ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT
EAST THROUGH THE REGION...AND LOOKS TO MAINLY AFFECT NEBRASKA. 

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE LOWER 90S TO NEAR 105 DEGREES.

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