North Platte, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KLBF 181015
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
415 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Potential for a light accumulation of snow mainly across
  northwest Nebraska toward the Pine Ridge through tonight.

- High confidence in bitter cold and dangerous wind chills
  tonight into Tuesday across all of central and western
  Nebraska with wind chills 20 to 30 below zero.

- The coldest periods will be during the overnight hours,
  especially Sunday night into Monday morning when there is a 20
  to 40 percent chance for wind chills colder than 30 below
  zero mainly north of Hwy 2.

- A gradual warming trend mid to late next week but temperatures
  generally remaining below normal.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 415 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2025

Early morning radar shows persistent flurries and snow showers
mainly across central Nebraska. Can see a dusting of snow on
some roadways in webcam imagery though trends in radar returns
has been down over the last few hours. Expect the diminishing
trend will continue with just a few isolated flurries remaining
by mid morning. However another short wave will push a reinforcing
cold front through Nebraska later today into tonight
accompanied by some mid level FGEN and deformation. This will
reinvigorate flurries and snow showers across central and
western Nebraska with an indication for some enhancement across
northwest Nebraska in the Black Hills Convergence Zone where
there is a better than even chance for additional snow
accumulations of around three quarters of an inch. Temperatures
today in the arctic air will remain quite cold with highs only
in the teens north of I-80 and in the lower 20s to the south. It
will also be quite blustery through this afternoon with
northerly winds gusting 30 to 35mph at times keeping daytime
wind chills in the zero to 10 below range.

A cold weather advisory goes into effect this evening and
continues into Tuesday as surface high pressure continues to
build down form the north with progressively colder temperatures
and lower wind chills. Lows tonight, Sunday night, and Monday
night will generally range from 5 to 10 below zero south of I-80
to 10 to 15 below zero north of Hwy 2. Highs Sunday will range
from near 20 south of I-80 to the single digits north of Hwy 2,
and by Monday highs will only be in the low to mid teens south
of I-80 and near zero near the SD border.

And while winds will be gradually diminishing, wind chills during
the overnight hours will be dangerously cold with readings of
15 to 25 below zero south of Hwy 2, and down to 30 below zero to
the north. The coldest period of this cold snap will be late
sunday night into early Monday morning when there will be a 20
to 40 percent chance of wind chills lower than 30 below zero. If
conditions trend cooler an upgrade to an Extreme Cold Warning
may be necessary for a portion of central and western Nebraska
north of Hwy 2.

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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 415 AM CST Sat Jan 18 2025

From Tuesday onward, the very deep and expansive upper trof
encompassing most of the lower 48 will gradually move east,
though the only significant riding will remain along the Pacific
coast. As successive Pacific coast ridges try to move eastward
they quickly lose amplitude and result in a weaker trof
lingering over the Plains through late next week with a gradual
transition to a split flow regime next weekend. Evolution of
this pattern will allow for a gradual warming trend but still
keep temperatures generally below normal through the end of next
week. This also looks to be a dry pattern for central and
western Nebraska as moisture is very limited with no direct flow
from either the Pacific or the Gulf, though there may potential
for some light snow showers mid to late next week as a low moves
by to our north across the Dakotas.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1030 PM CST Fri Jan 17 2025

Skies will remain cloudy at both terminals over the next
24 hours with some limited clearing possible at the KLBF terminal
Saturday evening. Ceilings at the KLBF terminal will range from 2500
to 3500 FT AGL through Saturday afternoon, increasing to 6000 to
7000 FT AGL thereafter. AT the KVTN terminal: Expect broken
ceilings ranging from 2500 to 3500 FT AGL over the next 24
hours. Winds will remain gusty tonight with gusts up to 25 KTS
possible. Winds will diminish somewhat Saturday morning, then
increase once again Saturday afternoon. Gusts up to 25 KTS are
possible at the KVTN terminal during the late afternoon hours
Saturday.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Cold Weather Advisory from 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening to
noon CST /11 AM MST/ Tuesday for NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-
056>059-069>071-094.

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SHORT TERM...MBS
LONG TERM...MBS
AVIATION...Buttler