Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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014 FXUS63 KLBF 050531 AFDLBF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 1231 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... *Gusty winds on Wednesday *Next chance for thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday *Temperatures cool into the weekend && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 310 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024 For highs on Wednesday, have temperatures reaching 90 degrees across the southwest as the thermal ridge pushes into the area bring WAA and increasing temperatures across southwest Nebraska into the southern Sandhills. There will be a weak cold front that will move into northern Nebraska by early afternoon and thus have kept temperatures a little cooler, only in the low 80s. The front will eventually move its way southward across the entire CWA and cool temperatures for Thursday. Winds are expected to be breezy Wednesday with confidence increasing that winds could be sustained at 20 to 25 mph, with gust of 30 mph or greater across most of the forecast area. That being said, do have higher confidence that areas across north central Nebraska will see the strongest wind gust and could approach gust of 35 mph or possibly even stronger in the afternoon. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 310 PM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024 The weak cold front that moved through on Wednesday will bring slightly cooler temperatures to the area on Thursday, keeping high temperatures in the lower 80s. This will be short lived however as high pressure begins to spread eastward. Next chance for precipitation arrives in the form of thunderstorms Friday evening. At this time widespread thunderstorms are not expected, generally more isolated to scattered. The greatest potential for thunderstorm development will generally be south of HWY 2, although there could be storms further north, the chances are lower, keeping the best chances south, where the better dewpoints will exist, dewpoints in the upper 50s. Generally expect storms to develop off the high terrain and move east. At this time severe potential remains uncertain. On Saturday a weak front will move into the area and keep temperatures cooler with highs in the mid 70s to low 80s. There is the potential for more scattered showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, during the day into the early evening. Sunday a trof will move into the area, keeping the cooler airmass across the area with temperatures remaining in the mid 70s to low 80s. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1231 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 VFR will continue through the forecast period for western and north central Nebraska terminals as just a few high clouds stream by. Wind is the main aviation weather concern as a cool front passes through the area. West winds transition to northwest and eventually north throughout the day, gusting 20+ kts in the process. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Gomez LONG TERM...Gomez AVIATION...Snively