North Platte Weather-November 4th – North Platte Post Archive

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Tonight: Snow likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow. High near 33. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
/11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA AFTER
  MIDNIGHT...WITH THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS
  THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY
  SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TUESDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
  5 INCHES...LOCALLY A NARROW BAND OF HIGHER SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE
  FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

* WIND...EASTERLY WINDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY
  TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20
  MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY
  MORNING WILL RESULT IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES...TO AROUND A
  MILE OR LESS. TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING WITH SOME
  MELTING EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS. THE MELTING ON THE
  ROADWAYS WILL RESULT IN SLUSHY ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

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.