


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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112 FXUS63 KLBF 131154 AFDLBF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 654 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Cooler temperatures on Today and Tuesday - Chance of scattered to widespread showers and potentially even thunderstorms on Monday night into Tuesday - Temperatures moderate briefly back into the 70s/80s for Wednesday && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 348 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 Temperatures will be cool today with the passage of the cold front yesterday, highs will only be in the upper 50s to low 60s. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening into the overnight as moisture transport increases and lift also increases Monday evening with shower activity increasing Monday overnight into Tuesday. Generally expect mostly shower activity but marginal instability across the area may be enough for an embedded thunderstorm. As for high temperatures on Tuesday, highs will only be in the 50s to low 60s across much of the Sandhills into north central Nebraska as stratus and rain showers will remain across the area during much of the afternoon peak heating hours. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 348 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 An upper level ridge develops across the Central CONUS and WAA will strengthen over the High Plains on Wednesday, with a brief warming of temperatures expected, with highs in the 70s. Winds will also increase with the approaching sfc low and will see winds around 15 to 20 mph sustained and gust up to 30 mph. A cold front will move through on Thursday and bring the next chance of widespread shower and even thunderstorm potential. With the frontal passage highs will be in the upper 60s on Friday. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 640 AM CDT Mon Oct 13 2025 VFR conditions will be expected through the day today. Rain showers will develop this evening across much of western and north central Nebraska. There is also the potential for an isolated thunderstorm. Winds will be out of the east around 5 to 10 kts today into this evening. Winds will turn to the southeast tonight around 5 to 10 kts. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Frost Advisory until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning for NEZ004-005-094. && $$ SHORT TERM...Gomez LONG TERM...Gomez AVIATION...Gomez