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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
552 PM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Dangerously cold temperatures continue tonight into Saturday
  morning with Cold Weather Advisories in effect.

- Light, steady snowfall will persist across the central
  Sandhills into southwest Nebraska tonight where up to two
  inches of total snow is possible.

- Cold temperatures continue this weekend through Monday morning
  with sub-zero wind chills expected, but seasonable
  temperatures in the low 30s to low 40s return Monday
  afternoon.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 257 PM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

Light snow will continue tonight, mainly near and south of
Highway 2. The snow which has fallen today has had very small
snowflakes, limiting accumulations. This is attributed to near
surface temperatures -18C to -20C and relatively low SLR ratios
near 15:1. Weak isentropic upglide continues this evening across
the central and southern zones, with weak downglide after
midnight. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect across
portions of the northwest and central Sandhills. This includes
Sheridan, western Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Blaine, Loup,
McPherson, Logan, and Custer County, where additional snowfall
amounts will be an inch or less. Areas to the south can expect
an additional dusting up to a half inch.

Lows tonight 5 below to near 10 below. Winds light and
variable to light south, with wind chills 15 below to 25 below
into Saturday morning. A cold Weather Advisory remains in
effect tonight until 18Z Saturday.

Saturday will remain very cold, though not a cold with highs
near 10 above southeast, to the teens across the western and
northwest Sandhills. skies mostly sunny northwest, while clouds
persist across the southeast.

Another reinforcing shot of arctic air will drop through South
Dakota into north central Nebraska Saturday night with
increasing clouds. Lows still quite cold from near zero north
to around 5 below southeast. Wind chills as low as 15 below.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 257 PM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

Reinforcing arctic air will move in Sunday with highs near 10
above north central to the teens south. A chance for light snow
returns to the panhandle and southwest, as an upper trough drop
through South Dakota and Wyoming. With lows Sunday night near 10
below, wind chill values will fall to around 20 below. This may
bring the need for a Cold Weather Advisory and will monitor with
upcoming forecasts.

A return of warmer temperatures Monday through Wednesday into
the upper 20s/lower 30s northeast and lower to mid 40s
southwest. Colder Thursday and Friday as a large upper trough
drops through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Highs by next
Friday forecast to fall to the 20s to low 30s. Deterministic
models suggest temperatures could be even colder.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 546 PM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

Light snow will continue to be possible tonight into early
Saturday across portions of the Sandhills into southwest and
central Nebraska. MVFR to IFR conditions will be possible as
light snow falls and reduces visibility and cigs. Snow will
diminish by Saturday morning and cigs will slowly lift with VFR
conditions returning by Saturday afternoon. Winds will be light,
generally less than 5 kts tonight through early Saturday
morning. Winds will switch to the south to southwest Saturday
around 5 to 10 kts with gust of 15 kts possible, generally
across the northern Sandhills.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Cold Weather Advisory until noon CST /11 AM MST/ Saturday for
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094.
Winter Weather Advisory until 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ Saturday for
NEZ004-023>027-036>038-094.

&&

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SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...Gomez/MS

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