- Today: Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Very windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph increasing to 38 to 43 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 32 mph decreasing to 11 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE GREAT LAKES TODAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SOME BY MID EVENING. 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-FRONTIER- 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...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 313 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 /213 AM MST THU JAN 16 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OPERATING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.