A Chilly And Damp Start To The Weekend

Hope you enjoyed today’s sunny and pleasant weather, because tomorrow’s weather will be nothing like today’s.

A cool front has already moved through Greater Nebraska, and now extends from northwestern Kansas to northeastern Nebraska, and the front is beginning to stall. A secondary cool front, or I will call this one a cold front, now lies from northern Wyoming and South Dakota and is pushing southward, and will be passing through the region overnight. Behind this front, temperatures are in the middle 30’s in Montana and western North Dakota, and some snow is falling. We won’t see any snow or temperatures that cold, but Saturday will be quite chilly nonetheless.

So expect this evening to be fair and mild for Railfest or any sports events with just the slight chance of a thunderstorm. But then skies will become cloudy overnight, and it will become breezy as well with east to northeasterly winds gusting to 25mph. There could be an isolated thunderstorm, as well as a few showers and some drizzle and fog late with lows near 50.

Saturday will be a cloudy, breezy, chilly and damp day for Railfest events with highs only in the 50’s. However, it will not be a washout by any means with perhaps a few showers and some drizzle, so grab a jacket and umbrella and go out and enjoy.

The weather Sunday is a tough call. The front to our south will begin lifting northward as a warm front, but exactly how quickly that will happen is still in question. If the front moves north quickly, Sunday will turn out sunny and warm with highs in the 80’s. However, if it takes its time moving northward, we could stay a bit cloudy and much cooler with highs in the 60’s. Right now, I think southwestern areas will see more sun with highs near 80, but northern areas may struggle with clouds and highs in the 60’s to near 70.

But by Monday, the front will be to our north, and it will be sunny and warm to even hot with highs near 90. There is a risk of a storm late as another front approaches. Then the midweek will feature highs in the 70’s with the risk of occasional isolated storm activity.

Mike