HASTINGS, NE – Golden sunlight will glint off frosted roofs this morning as south-central Nebraska eases into a stretch of calm, comfortable fall weather — a brief warm pause before cooler air creeps back by midweek. After a chilly start, temperatures will climb quickly under full sun, and the air will feel more like late October than early November.
According to the National Weather Service in Hastings, highs rise into the lower 60s Monday and low 70s Tuesday, thanks to a ridge of warm, dry air expanding over the Plains. Winds turn light and variable through midweek, keeping travel along I-80 and U.S. 281 easy and skies largely clear. The pleasant stretch offers a perfect window for outdoor cleanup, early decorating, or farm work, with no rain expected before late in the week.
By Wednesday night, however, cooler air begins sliding down from the Dakotas behind a weak front. Temperatures dip into the low 40s, and highs Thursday settle near the upper 60s, with clouds edging in by late day. Longer-range models hint that a more pronounced cold push could arrive by next weekend — one that may drop highs into the 50s and bring the first chance of light rain or frost before mid-month.
For now, though, this mild start to November gives Hastings residents a welcome break between fall raking and holiday travel season — a rare, quiet stretch in what’s soon to be a much more active late-fall weather pattern.
Five-Day Outlook for Hastings, NE:
Mon: 61/39 – Increasing clouds; light north wind.
Tue: 73/42 – Sunny and warm; calm.
Wed: 61/40 – Mostly sunny; mild breeze.
Thu: 66/42 – Partly sunny; cooling late.
Fri: 62/41 – Mostly sunny; cooler trend ahead.
