North Platte Weather-Feb. 19th – North Platte Post Archive

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Rain and snow before 3am, then a chance of snow. Low around 25. Blustery, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest 19 to 29 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Winter Weather Advisory

Alert:

...SHORT DURATION HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY TONIGHT... 

.A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH 
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...MUCH COLDER 
TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER ANY RAIN TO SNOW. SHORT 
DURATION...HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL 
PASSAGE WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 INCHES LIKELY. IN 
ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT OF 25 TO 35 
MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ANY SNOW...PRODUCING BRIEF NEAR WHITEOUT 
CONDITIONS. WITH THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT...SNOW WILL END 
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY SUNRISE THURSDAY 
MORNING. 

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /7 PM 
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST /6 AM MST/ THURSDAY... 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /7 PM 
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CST /6 AM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT LATE 
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY 
AREA. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SHORT DURATION...INTENSE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BEHIND 
THE EXITING COLD FRONT AND WILL PERSIST 2 TO 4 HOURS AFTER THE 
FRONT PASSES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG 
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF...NEAR WHITEOUT 
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL 
NEBRASKA.

Instructions:

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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.

Target Area:

Blaine
Chase
Custer
Frontier
Garfield
Hayes
Keith
Lincoln
Logan
Loup
McPherson
Perkins
Wheeler