Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
495 AWUS83 KLBF 180130 RWSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-180630- Weather Summary for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 830 PM CDT Thu Oct 17 2024 /730 PM MDT Thu Oct 17 2024/ Gusty southerly winds and dry conditions led to another day of critical fire weather conditions across western and north central Nebraska. Skies were clear to partly cloudy and highs reached into the upper 70s to the middle 80s. Ogallala and Imperial had the state high this afternoon with 86 degrees respectively. A cold front will approach northwestern Nebraska Friday morning, stalling across western Nebraska Friday afternoon. Low temperatures will be mild tonight as southerly winds continue across the area. Lows will range from around 40 degrees in the northeastern Panhandle, to the middle 50s from southwestern into central and north central Nebraska. High temperatures will vary widely tomorrow with readings in the middle 50s in the northeastern Panhandle, to the middle 70s in southwestern Nebraska and portions of central Nebraska. Late in the afternoon into Friday evening, showers and thunderstorms will develop over northeastern Colorado and northwestern Kansas. This activity will move into southwestern Nebraska by evening. Rainfall totals are expected to be fairly light with this system. $$