TodayRain before noon, then rain and snow between noon and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. Temperature rising to near 41 by 8am, then falling to around 31 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 11 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 410 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 KEYA PAHA-BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-PERKINS-LINCOLN- CHASE-HAYES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...THEDFORD... HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...TRYON...RINGGOLD... STAPLETON...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CHAMPION...ENDERS...IMPERIAL... WAUNETA...HAYES CENTER 410 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016 /310 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THURSDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MIDDAY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS...PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. RANCHERS WITH CALVING INTERESTS SHOULD TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTION TO PROTECT YOUNG AND NEWBORN LIVESTOCK. ANY MELTED SNOW MAY REFREEZE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.