Wednesday's Weather Thoughts

After yesterday’s break from storms, more severe weather appears to be on its way.
A Tornado Watch is in effect until 9pm MDT for the following counties in our viewing areas: in western Nebraska Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith, and Perkins, and for Sedgwick in Colorado.

Thunderstorms are developing over the Panhandle and this activity will move eastward into western parts of our viewing area this evening, then eastward into central and perhaps eastern areas later tonight. Large Hail is the primary threat but isolated tornadoes and damaging straight-line winds are also possible, so stay tuned to KNOP-TV or log onto KNOPNEWS2.COM and go to our WeatherActive radar for the latest on these storms.

The activity will continue overnight but will end by morning. Lows will be in the 60’s. Thursday will start fair, and much of the day will be partly sunny and warm with highs near 90. However, a cold front will be approaching from the northwest and this front may cause more severe storms later tomorrow into tomorrow night. The storms should be mainly to our east by Friday with cooler highs in the 70’s.

The weekend weather is quite important especially because of the start of Nebraskaland Days. Unfortunately, the weather is questionable as a western trough will dictate whether we have a fair weekend or a wet one. Right now the verdict is still out though western and northern parts of the viewing area look to have the best chances for showers and storms at this time. Regardless, it will be much cooler with highs in the 60’s Saturday and near 70 on Sunday. We will know more about the weekend weather tomorrow, and especially by Friday.

Mike