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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
528 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A cold front pushing through the region tonight ushers in
  colder temperatures, with below average temperatures lasting
  through Friday on next week.

- A strong cold front tonight will bring much colder
  temperatures on Saturday and gusty northwest winds up to 40
  mph.

- A passing disturbance brings chances for measureable snow
  Saturday night into Sunday morning to areas mainly south of
  Highway 2, with accumulations generally expected to be a half
  inch or less.

- Snow is likely Monday night into Tuesday next week, along with
  much colder temperatures Monday night through Wednesday. Wind
  chill values may range as low as 10 below to 20 below.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 309 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

Deep surface low pressure along the Front Range to our west is
bringing a warmup this afternoon along with gusty southerly
winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Skies across
western Nebraska remained mostly sunny with temperatures mostly
in the mid 40s.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 309 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

Tonight, a strong cold front will move through the forecast
area overnight. There will be a 20 to 30 percent chance for
light snow across northern Nebraska, mainly near and north of
Highway 20. Only a dusting of snow is expected. Lows will fall
to 5 to 10 above across the northwest Sandhills to the mid and
upper teens across the south and southeast. With northwest winds
increasing to 20 to 30 mph later tonight through daybreak, winds
chill values will fall to near 10 below across much of north
central Nebraska and to near zero across the southwest.

Saturday, much colder air will quickly drop south through
Nebraska into Kansas. Northwest winds will be strongest during
the morning into the early afternoon at 20 to 30 with gusts up
to 40 mph. Highs were adjusted down a few degrees to near 25
degrees north central, to the upper 20 to lower 30s across the
south. A lingering chance for light snow in the northeast
through mid morning, otherwise morning cloudiness will turn
mostly sunny in the afternoon.

Saturday night, a disturbance will exist southeast Wyoming and
northern Colorado and move into the southeast panhandle into
west central and southwest Nebraska. Model consensus is for
light snow accumulations less than a half inch possible.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 309 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

Sunday, light snow is possible during the morning across
portions of southwest and central Nebraska. Skies will become
mostly sunny in the afternoon with highs recovering to the mid
30s, with near 40 in the southwest.

The next potential for accumulating snowfall arrives Monday
afternoon into Tuesday as an upper trough deepens across the
Northern Plains and drives arctic air southward. NBM
probabilities of 3 inches or greater range from 40 to 60
percent for areas mainly near and south of Highway 2. The
current forecast has POPs as high as 60 to 80 percent Monday
night and cold lows from zero to 8 below.

Bitter cold temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday with highs
Tuesday only 7 to 14 above and the mid to upper teens
Wednesday. Lows each night from zero to around 5 below and wind
chills as low a 10 below to 20 below.

Another system Tuesday night into Wednesday will bring chances
for light snow as the main upper trough swings across the
region. The best potential for accumulating snow will be south
of Highway 2. Highs next Thursday are forecast to moderate into
the 20s to low 30s and the upper 20s to mid 30s Friday along
with a slight chance for light snow.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 528 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2025

Gusty southeast winds will continue across northern Nebraska
overnight with gusts up to 30 knots impacting KVTN. Across southern
Nebraska, gusty winds will diminish overnight before increasing once
again Saturday morning. Widespread gusty winds will finally diminish
by late Saturday afternoon. VFR ceilings will remain in place across
southern Nebraska as well, however, some lower clouds down to 4500
feet will be possible in the north. Skies clear across the region by
late afternoon.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...Roberg
SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...Kulik