Tuesday's Weather Thoughts

Some much needed rain is falling across Greater Nebraska, and this rain will continue overnight into Wednesday morning. Temperatures are much cooler today than they were yesterday at this time, and as some marginally colder air causes temperatures to drop toward the freezing mark overnight, the rain will begin to mix with, and even change to snow, especially over the Panhandle and the Sandhills. This mix and change will first occur over the Panhandle this evening, then over the Sandhills around midnight, then over the remainder of the area after midnight and towards morning.

Since ground temperatures are relatively warm now (in the 50’s), and since temperatures are not expected to drop much below the freezing mark, any snow accumulations that occur will be mainly on grassy areas with roads expected to be mainly wet, though ramps and overpasses could become slick in spots, especially where the snow comes down hard for any amount of time. However, some areas in the Panhandle and the Sandhills could pick up 1” to 3” of snow, and locally a bit more, again mainly on grassy areas. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect through daybreak tomorrow for areas to the north and west of an Ainsworth/North Platte/Imperial line.

Snow or a mix of rain and snow will taper off from northwest to southeast tomorrow morning, and by afternoon most areas will see some sun and highs in 40’s and 50’s. The rest of the week into the weekend is looking sunny and pleasant, with temperatures in the 60’s and perhaps approaching 70 by the weekend.

Mike