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AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1139 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A Winter Weather Advisory continue through this afternoon
  across north central and central Nebraska. Gusty winds
  northerly to northwesterly winds of 40 to 45 mph may create
  areas of blowing snow, prompting an extension of the Advisory.

- Colder temperatures remain through the rest of the weekend.
  Frigid wind chills expected Sunday and Monday morning, with
  widespread wind chills near or below zero degrees.

- A second round of snow showers possible Sunday night into
  Monday morning, especially across southwest Nebraska, where
  accumulations could reach one inch.

-Temperatures warm slightly on Tuesday, before cooler
 temperatures arrive Wednesday. Potential for warming
 temperatures to close out the week.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 326 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

Snow showers are observed early this morning across most of the
region, most notably across northern Nebraska into central Nebraska.
Area highway cameras show snowfall accumulating, especially north of
Highway 2. Snow showers are expected to continue through around
noon, before exiting to the east. However, wrap around snow showers
may persist this afternoon, especially for areas along and east of
Highway 281. Already, winds are beginning to shift to northerly
winds across far western Nebraska and southwest South Dakota, with
wind gusts exceeding 30 mph overnight. These gusty northerly winds
will persist through this afternoon, beginning to weaken around
sunset. Given the fresh snowfall across portions of northern and
central Nebraska, have extended the Winter Weather Advisory through
the middle of this afternoon, largely driven by blowing snow
concerns. Any travelers this afternoon should be prepared for
potentially slippery roads and reduced visibility from blowing snow.

As for temperatures, highs today remain coldest across northern
Nebraska, where fresh snow and cloud cover should limit highs to the
lower 20s. However, the northerly wind gusts will have a bit of a
bite to them this afternoon, keeping wind chills in the single
digits across the Sandhills and northern Nebraska. Further south,
mainly along and south of Interstate 80, where accumulations have
been lighter and some break in the cloud cover is expected, highs
may break into the lower 30s, likely remaining below freezing. The
strong winds will keep afternoon wind chills on the colder side,
though, with highest wind chills around 10 to the low teens across
far southwest Nebraska.

The overnight lows get even colder, with lows in the single digits
across the region, and even some sub zero lows across northwest
Nebraska. This will cause wind chills on Sunday morning to be mostly
below zero across the region, though there may be some areas across
southwest Nebraska where wind chills remain just above zero degrees.
Either way, a cold start to Sunday morning. As for SUnday afternoon,
highs are expected to remain on the cold side again, with highs in
the 20s across the region.

Sunday night, another low pressure system is expected to track
across Kansas, potentially bringing another round of snow across
southwest Nebraska. New snow accumulations appear low at this time,
with the highest expected accumulations around an inch. However,
this could create some snow covered roads as we head into Monday
morning.

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 326 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

Monday morning, lingering snow showers may be possible with the low
tracking across Kansas, and as mentioned in the short term,
potential for light accumulations on the roads. It will also be a
cold start to the work week, as lows on Sunday night into Monday
morning are expected to be in the upper single digits to lower teens
across the region. Winds remain generally light, but still expect
wind chills Monday morning to be near zero across most of the
region, with some areas potentially seeing sub-zero wind chills
again. Slightly warmer temperatures are expected, with highs in the
upper 20s to mid 30s across the region.

Temperatures continue to warm by Tuesday, with highs in the 40s
across most the region. However, a cold front is expected to clip
through the region on Tuesday night, bringing another shot of cold
air and snow potential across northern Nebraska. Overnight lows are
expected to dip into the teens to low 20s across the region. As for
now, the best chances for snow appear to be along Pine Ridge, with
potential for some additional light snowfall. Behind the cold front,
highs are expected to remain in the mid 20s to mid 30s across the
region.

Late week, northwesterly flow aloft is expected across the region.
Starting to see a trend for a potential warm up at the end of the
week, with highs potentially breaking into the mid to upper 40s by
Friday. However, will need to keep an eye on the forecast trends
throughout the week, much will depend on the track of the upper
level flow.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1138 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025

As the winter system moves eastward, snow will come to an end across
north central Nebraska. In it`s wake, strong northwest winds will
prevail. Expect gusts up to 30 to 35 knots through the afternoon
before diminishing after sunset. Ceilings will also slowly return to
VFR conditions especially across the north where ceilings of 2000
feet or below could continue through the afternoon.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Winter Weather Advisory until noon CST /11 AM MST/ today for
NEZ004-023-024-036-037-059.
Winter Weather Advisory until 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ this
afternoon for NEZ005>010-025>029-038-094.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Richie
LONG TERM...Richie
AVIATION...Kulik

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