Cooler Through Friday, But Milder Again For The Weekend

Election Day 2010 was outstanding weather-wise with blue sunny skies and highs in the upper 60’s and lower 70’s, or about 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal averages. The mild weather will end overnight to be replaced by cooler temperatures the next few days, but will return in earnest over the weekend.

Highs pressure situated over the Intermountain Region provided today’s spectacular fall weather, but a cold front now entering Montana and North Dakota from Canada will quickly press southward through Greater Nebraska overnight, and be through the region by tomorrow morning. The front will produce some cloudiness, but should come through the region dry. Winds will switch to a northwesterly direction behind the front but remain light overnight. Lows will drop into the lower to middle 30’s.

Then potent high pressure dropping southeastward out of southwest Canada will take control of our weather tomorrow, and while skies will be sunny, a gusty northwesterly breeze up and over 30mph during the afternoon will usher in cooler Canadian air and highs should only reach the upper 50’s to lower 60’s.

As the high continues to press eastward, Wednesday night will be clear and quite cold with lows in the teens to lower 20’s with light winds.

Then Thursday will be sunny but cool with highs only reaching the lower to middle 50’s. However, these highs are about average for the time of year, but it will feel cooler since we’ve become so accustomed to milder temperatures this fall.

Thursday night will be another cold night with lows in the teens to lower 20’s.

Then Friday will be fair with highs in the upper 50’s to lower 60’s.
By the time we get to the weekend, the high will reside to our east, and a southerly flow of milder air will return. Sunshine and the southerly flow will boost highs into the lower 70’s over many areas Saturday and Sunday, and with light winds it will be delightful to be outdoors.

The mild weather will continue into Monday, but another cold front will approach Monday night and Tuesday, presenting the chance of showers and much cooler temperatures once again. In fact, it may turn quite cool mid to late next week if some of the latest information is correct as some colder Canadian air could be tapped and moved southward into the Plains. Well it is November, so if that occurs, it would be about time that colder air finally made inroads into Greater Nebraska. Stay tuned to later forecasts for this possibility.

Mike