Tonight across north central Nebraska...periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms producing heavy rain and strong winds will move rapidly northeast at up to 70 mph. Bursts of heavy rainfall with the thunderstorms will produce rainfall rates near 1 inch per hour and wind gusts to 50 mph. Other rain activity will produce rainfall rates between 1/4 and 1/2 inch per hour. Across western Nebraska...periods of light rain will fall with rain falling at the rate of less than 1/4 inch per hour. The rain will mix with or change to wet snow over Sheridan County with no accumulation expected. All of this precipitation was associated with a massive storm system moving through the western and central U.S. And the remnants of tropical cyclone Norbert over Mexico. 1 to 3 inches of rain could fall by time the storm ends early Monday.
Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Rain showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Sunday
Showers in the morning...then slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
Columbus Day
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
