Perhaps Some Snow Right Before The Christmas Holiday

Unfortunately it appears that many people, at least in North Platte, did not have a chance to view last night’s total lunar eclipse due to extensive cloud cover, but hopefully most were able to at least get a glimpse from time to time.

And while there was some sun this morning in some areas, clouds were abundant throughout the day, and highs ranged from the upper 20’s north to the low 40’s southwest. Tonight will see a continuation of mostly cloudy skies, and lows will range from the low teens north to near 20 southwest.

Wednesday won’t be much different from today with lots of clouds, though highs should be a bit colder, mainly in the 20’s over the Sandhills to the low 30’s southwest.

Skies will become overcast during Wednesday night ahead of an approaching system from the West Coast, and some light snow could develop toward morning over the Panhandle and the Sandhills as lows fall into the teens.

Our weather Thursday and Thursday night will be dominated by a system that will be developing over the Four Corners Thursday morning, and will move to the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles Thursday evening, then continue east-southeastward into Friday. In addition, there will be an upper-level disturbance moving by over the Dakotas at the same time. This will leave Greater Nebraska sandwiched between the two, with some light snow quite possible during Thursday into Thursday night, possibly extending into Friday morning over eastern areas. Highs will remain in the cold 20’s with lows in the teens. Right now, it appears that we could see some light accumulations of an inch or two, especially over northern and eastern areas, but no heavy snow is anticipated at this time since the storm is not expected to really intensify until it gets to our east.

However, there are still questions about where the storm will develop and track, and this could change the expected accumulations so please check back with News 2, especially if you plan on traveling for the holiday Thursday or Friday.

Regardless, Christmas day is looking mainly sunny and cold with highs in the 20’s to near 30.

Mike