Another Mild Spell Before A Much Colder Weekend

After this morning’s bout with freezing rain in some areas, we have some milder weather to look forward to through Friday.

A frontal system basically over Greater Nebraska will move little during Wednesday. While the front will not cause any more precipitation, high temperatures east of the front will remain in the 20’s and 30’s over eastern Nebraska, while temperatures in the 40’s to near 50 can be expected over southwestern areas and the Panhandle.

But first, skies tonight will be mostly clear, but watch for some areas of fog late with lows in the teens.

After some morning fog, Wednesday afternoon will be partly to mostly sunny with highs in the 40’s to near 50.

As a clipper system moves to our north Thursday, it will drag the front east with it, so milder temperatures can be expected with highs from the upper 40’s to middle 50’s both Thursday and Friday with partly to mostly sunny skies, so a nice way to end the workweek.

But Friday night, another arctic front will be dropping southward across the Dakotas and Montana, and the front will move through overnight, and much colder air will filter in behind it on very gusty northerly winds. At the same time, upper-level energy will drop southeastward through the Plains, and a storm will develop to our south and east by Saturday. As this occurs, a mix of wintry precipitation is possible early Friday night before colder air changes and mix over to snow. Right now it appears that the bulk of any snow accumulation will occur to our east, but it is possible that some light accumulation could occur into Saturday.

Then Saturday will be quite windy and much colder as the arctic air rushes in, and temperatures may remain steady or even fall into the 20’s during the afternoon.

Saturday night and Sunday will be quite cold with lows in the single digits and teens, and highs in the 20’s, but with some sun.

Temperatures will then slowly moderate for the beginning of next week.

Stay tuned to News 2 for the latest on the possibility of snow this weekend.

Mike