FLUS43 KGID 211438 AAA HWOGID Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Hastings NE 938 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 221445- Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance- Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York- Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin- Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- 938 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Through late tonight/early Sunday morning, widespread, critical fire weather conditions are likely across our entire forecast area due to a combination of record-breaking heat, unusually-low relative humidity and gusty winds. As a result, a Red Flag Warning remains in effect area-wide through 4 AM Sunday. Please refer to the Warning statement for additional details. Between midnight tonight and sunrise Sunday, a strong cold front will surge southward through our entire forecast area. As it passes, most places will likely observe at least a few hours of winds gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. On Sunday afternoon, elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions are likely across our entire forecast area, due to the combination of north winds gusting 20 to 30 MPH, and relative humidity as low as 25 to 30 percent. Each afternoon between Monday and Friday, at least near-critical fire weather conditions appear likely within various portions of our forecast area...whenever there is an overlap of winds gusting at least 20 MPH, and relative humidity falling to 25 percent or lower. Outright-critical conditions appear less widespread, but currently appear possible on Monday primarily within a few of our far western counties, and also on Thursday across more of our area. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings $$ Pfannkuch