Thursday's Weather Thoughts

Say goodbye to Spring weather and hello again to winter weather (at least for a little while).

Today ended up being the warmest day of this current mild streak as highs reached into the 70's at North Platte and Imperial. But a cold front has already crossed much of the area, and colder air will rapidly begin to overspread Greater Nebraska on gusty winds.

Precipitation may begin as a bit of rain, but will quickly change to snow as the colder air pours in. By sunrise tomorrow, it will be snowing moderate to heavy with temperatures hovering around freezing, and winds gusting to 35mph will blow the snow around reducing visibilities. We may even hear a rumble or two of thunder is some of the heavier snow bands.

Accumulations will range from about 1 to 3 inches around Valentine and Ainsworth, to as much as 3 to 6 inches from Ogallala to North Platte and to Broken Bow. The heaviest of the snow will be over by noon, but some lingering light snow will continue into tomorrow evening. Winds will also begin to diminish by evening a bit.

Stay tuned to News 2 for the latest on this winter weather situation.

Mike