Colder. Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the west around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny. Widespread frost in the morning. A 40 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Not as cool. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers in the evening...then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Record Report
Statement as of 8:07 PM CDT on October 13, 2008
... Record daily maximum snowfall tied at North Platte NE...
A trace of snowfall occurred early today at Lee Bird Field... which ties the record of a trace set in 1969.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:55 PM CDT on October 13, 2008
... Public information statement...
... Freezing temperatures over western and north central Nebraska tonight...
Clear skies over western and north central Nebraska and cool dry air will allow temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to low 30s Tuesday morning. Most of the area will see a hard freeze.
In an average year... the median date for the first fall freeze ranges from September 23 in Sheridan County... to around October 3 in Chase County. Across western and north central Nebraska... locations north of Interstate 80 generally see their first freezing temperatures of the fall season by September 27. This median date typically Marks the end of the growing season.
With the growing season over in western and north central Nebraska... frost advisories and or freeze warnings will not be issued for tonight for the potential of freezing temperatures.
Below is a table of the average first fall freeze date for select locations across western and north central Nebraska based on data from 1971 to 2000.
Location date
Broken Bow September 25 Burwell September 28 Gordon September 24 Imperial October 4 North Platte September 24 Ogallala September 29 O'Neill September 28 Valentine September 25