- Today: Snow, mainly before 4pm. High near 35. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
...WINTER STORM BRINGS SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WHILE A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA WILL SEE MAINLY SNOW...WHILE THE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...HOWEVER THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL BE LATER. THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY EVENING...FROM WEST TO EAST. TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. A HEAVIER BAND OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 412 AM CST TUE NOV 5 2013 /312 AM MST TUE NOV 5 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TODAY ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...WITH THE CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TO OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...OTHERWISE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...LOCALLY A NARROW BAND OF HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. * WIND...EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 20 MPH...SO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. * IMPACTS...BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS 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.