A Trend Toward Seasonable Temperatures With Perhaps Some Light Precipitation

Today felt much nicer to be outside with highs in the 40’s and 50’s, with Ogallala approaching the 60 degree mark with upper 50’s. However, we will reverse the trend Wednesday and turn a bit colder, though nowhere near as cold as what occurred this past weekend.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy and not too cold for this time of year with lows near the 20 degree mark.

A front will approach from the northwest Wednesday, and will move through Greater Nebraska during the day. This front, along with a couple of disturbances that will move southward with it, will cause lots of clouds for Wednesday, and perhaps a few rain and snow showers, especially during the afternoon as highs crest in the 30’s north to the 40’s south. Any precipitation should be light and not cause travel problems, though over the Sandhills there could be a few slick spots where it will be colder. A northerly breeze will develop during the afternoon with winds gusting up to 25mph.

Once this front and disturbances move by, the weather over Greater Nebraska will mainly be governed by high pressure over the Northern Rockies and Plains. Temperatures through the rest of the week into the weekend will be seasonably cold, with highs in the 30’s, perhaps 20’s over the Sandhills, and lows in the teens. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny by day and partly cloudy at night.

No big storms are on the horizon, and with Christmas only about 10 days away, the chance of a white Christmas is not looking very high at this time. Perhaps Santa will surprise us with at least a bit of snow just before the Christmas holiday, and I will continue to keep an eye for any possibility of this occurring.

Mike