Fair Through Monday But Then The Fun Begins

A cold front moved through Greater Nebraska overnight, and northerly winds behind it helped hold highs in the 30’s and 40’s with lots of clouds.

Skies tonight will be mainly cloudy with lows near 20 with light easterly winds.

Saturday will be even cooler than today, especially over southern areas where highs should not get much above the middle 30’s, along with lots of clouds.

There could be some freezing drizzle in a few spots during overnight Saturday into Sunday morning, so watch for the potential for slick spots to develop.

But as impulses of low pressure move eastward along this front, it should waver back north of at least the southern part of the viewing area from Sunday into Monday, but the exact position of this front will dictate temperature forecasts through Monday. There may be a wide variation in highs where places like Imperial may reach near 50, while places like Valentine only reach into the 30’s. Skies both days will be mostly sunny.

Then Tuesday is when the fun begins. An arctic front with bitterly cold air behind it will begin to filter into the area as the front moves southward through Greater Nebraska. This air will be very cold to our north with parts of Montana staying below zero for highs early next week, and lows dropping as low as the minus twenties. As the front pushes through during Tuesday, highs may be reached early but then fall during the afternoon as the cold air pushes in. In addition, there will probably be at least some snow with and behind the front Later Tuesday into Wednesday. However, there are indications that a storm could develop over Colorado Tuesday and begin to intensify and move to our south over Kansas Tuesday night and Wednesday. If this occurs, an accumulating snow, with windy conditions, falling temperatures and blowing and drifting could create dangerous travel during the big travel time for the Thanksgiving holiday. So please stay tuned to KNOP-TV for the latest weather forecasts through the weekend into early next week.

Regardless of the snow, temperatures on Wednesday are likely to stay in the teens and perhaps low 20’s for highs, with lows in the single digits to perhaps below zero in some places.

Thanksgiving morning may be the coldest morning with lows near or below zero in most places, but highs should recover a bit into the 20’s to perhaps lower 30’s with sunshine.

Then Black Friday shoppers can look forward to sunny and milder conditions with highs approaching 40.

Since I will be travelling next week, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving. Enjoy!!!!!

Mike