A Cold And Perhaps Wintry Weekend Ahead

A nearly stationary front right over Greater Nebraska this afternoon will slip a bit further south to the Nebraska/Kansas border Saturday morning, before moving back north as a warm front overnight Saturday. Behind the front, there have been lots of low clouds, and this has held highs into the 20’s over the Sandhills, while some sunshine over southern areas pushed temperatures into the 30’s. As the front continues to slip south, low clouds and perhaps some fog will develop tonight as lows drop into the single digits and teens with near calm winds.

Saturday may begin with some morning fog, then the afternoon will be mostly cloudy with perhaps a bit of sun, but highs will be in the cold 20’s north to perhaps the lower 30’s southwest.

As the front moves northward Saturday night, some snow flurries or very light snow could develop toward Sunday morning, but the activity shouldn’t cause too many problems as it should be quite light with lows in the teens to lower 20’s.

Some flurries or very light snow may continue into Sunday, but we may see the activity taper off during the afternoon as highs climb into the 30’s and even some 40’s just about everywhere in Greater Nebraska under mostly cloudy skies.

By Sunday night, things could get interesting as an area of low pressure develops over Colorado and begins to move east. The low is expected to pass over or just to the south of the region during Monday, and as it does we could see a wintry mix of precipitation develop and continue into the day on Monday. Right now, snow appears most likely Sunday night over the Sandhills, with snow or freezing rain over southern areas from Broken Bow to Oshkosh southward.

By Monday, freezing rain is possible even over the Sandhills, with perhaps some snow as well, with freezing rain more likely over the south, and perhaps even some plain rain in areas like Imperial. The precipitation should be relatively light, but if freezing rain does occur it only takes very little to cause dangerous conditions, so please stay tuned to News 2 for the latest forecasts over the weekend as the scenario and timing is fine tuned.

The activity should be over by Tuesday, with fair and seasonable conditions for the middle and end of next week, which will be good for anyone traveling for the Christmas holiday next weekend. However, with Christmas still a week away, the forecast can change so tune in all next week to news 2 for the latest on your Christmas weekend forecast.

Mike