After a chilly morning with lows in the middle 30’s to the lower 40’s, this afternoon became quite pleasant with sunshine, light winds, and highs getting into the 70’s in most areas.
As high pressure over Nebraska now moves slowly eastward, skies tonight will remain clear, and lows will drop to chilly readings around 40, but with a light southerly wind reading probably will not get as low as last night’s readings.
Those southerly winds will continue on Friday, and with plenty of sun highs will reach the upper 70’s to near 80 in many areas, so certainly a milder day.
However, another cool front will cross Greater Nebraska Friday night, and a strong area of high pressure behind it over south-central Canada will cause winds to switch around to the north. After a mainly clear and cool Friday night with lows near 40, Saturday will be mostly sunny but cooler as highs only reach the middle to upper 60’s.
Greater Nebraska has not see a freeze yet, and most areas are past the average date of the first freeze (North Platte’s average date is September 24th). But we have a chance to see our first freeze overnight Saturday into early Sunday morning as clear skies and light winds should allow lows to get well down into the 30’s. Right now my forecast is for a low of 35 in North Platte, but it is possible that lows may get to or below freezing in some areas so please stay tuned to future forecasts.
Regardless, as the area of high pressure moves into the Great Lakes by early next week, skies should remain mainly clear and sunny, and highs Sunday will rebound a bit into the upper 60’s to lower 70’s. However, gusty southerly winds will likely occur, with gusts up and over 30mph.
The gusty winds should continue on Monday, but skies will remain sunny with another warming trend next week.
Mike
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