- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Snow, mainly after midnight. Low around 19. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
- Wednesday: Snow likely before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 21. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
- Wednesday Night:Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 351 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2015 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS LATE THIS EVENING...AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN SANDHILLS...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE WIND SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE- LOUP-GARFIELD-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-LINCOLN- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...NORTH PLATTE...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 351 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2015 /251 AM MST TUE FEB 3 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS LATE THIS EVENING...AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST BECOMING MODERATE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND END WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.