Outstanding Fall Weather Through Monday, Then Major Changes Next Week

We have enjoyed a mild fall thus far with temperatures well above average across Greater Nebraska, and this weekend into Monday will be incredibly mild to even warm with sunshine and highs in the 70’s, and possibly approaching 80 in spots. Please get out and enjoy because major changes in the weather pattern are on the way during next week.

A ridge of high pressure extending from the Great Lakes southward to Texas is in control of our weather, and will remain in control through Monday. This high will ensure lots of sunshine, light southerly winds, and highs in the mild 70’s through Monday, and perhaps well into the 70’s to near 80 in a couple of spots Saturday and Sunday. It is not out of the question that a couple of record highs could be challenged, especially at Valentine where the record for Saturday is 78, and the expected high is in the mid to upper 70’s.

Nights will be clear and cold with lows in the 20’s tonight, and near 30 Saturday and Sunday night.

By Monday, great weather will continue with sunshine and highs still in the 70’s. But that is where the beautiful weather will end.

A cold front approaching from the north and west will move through the region Monday night and Tuesday, with more in the way of clouds and the risk of a few showers. Highs Tuesday will be much cooler in the 50’s.

Then colder air will filter in Tuesday night into Wednesday, and any rain showers could change to snow showers before ending Wednesday morning. Highs Wednesday will be mainly in the 40’s.

The wild card will be the possibility that a storm could develop over the Texas Panhandle Wednesday night, and begin to move northeastward, reaching Iowa Friday morning. If this occurs, with colder air continuing to press in there could be some rain changing to snow during the day Thursday into Thursday night, then ending Friday morning.

This scenario is just a possibility right now, but one thing for certain is that temperatures will fall into the 30’s and 40’s for highs by late week, and it appears that this change to colder weather will last for a while, with no return to mild conditions expected.

So enjoy the weather this weekend into Monday since we may not see weather this nice until next Spring.

Mike