After a couple of weeks of warm and dry conditions this fall, there is a chance for some precipitation in the second half of October. The longer-range winter forecast, however, could bring more warm and dry weather.
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Dry conditions have prompted fire safety warnings as farmers harvest fall crops.
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The winter temperature outlook says Nebraska and Kansas could see warmer-than-average temperatures to start off this winter.
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The forecast in the Great Plains calls for equal chances of above-normal, normal or below-normal precipitation in November, December and January.
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Freelance writer Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com .
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