Ogallala, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
512 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

-  A sustained warmup is expected as temperatures warm into the
   mid and upper 40s this afternoon, the mid to upper 50s
   Sunday, and low to mid 60s Monday and Tuesday.

-  Expect dry conditions through Tuesday, with a slight chance
   (20%) of light rain showers Tuesday night over north central
   Nebraska.

-  Dry conditions and gusty northwest winds expected Wednesday
   through Friday with above normal highs through the end of
   next week.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 327 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

At 3 AM CST, temperatures contrasted from 26 at Gordon to 3
above at North Platte, where a light west northwest drainage
wind existed. Most of the Sandhills were in the upper teens to
around 20. Skies remained clear, with some scattered high clouds
dropping south across South Dakota.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 327 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

A milder airmass will return to the region today as upper
ridging extends over the Central Rockies northward into British
Columbia and Alberta Canada. Existing snow cover remains
substantial and will have an effect on high temperatures today
and again on Sunday.

For Today, surface low pressure will deepen along the Northern
and Central High Plains. With mostly sunny skies, westerly
winds 5 to 15 mph across the area will help to mix down milder
H85 temperatures of 4C TO 6C. Went near the NBM mean for highs
today, which is near the cooler European ECS guidance. May see
about 1/2 of the existing snow cover melt by this evening.

Tonight, a weak mid level trough will cross the area with an
increase in high cloudiness. Lows not as cold in the low to mid
20s as light westerly winds persist overnight.

Sunday, went near the NBM 50th percentile for highs in the
upper 50s much of the north central and southwest to lower 50s
near central Nebraska. While snow cover effect on highs will
exist, Bufkit soundings show westerly winds at or above 30kts
from H5 down to H85, providing better mixing to the surface.
Will see surface winds a bit stronger at 10 to 20 mph late
morning into the afternoon. Much of the snow cover should melt
by Sunday evening.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 327 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

Upper ridging will persist across the region Monday, flattening
out on Tuesday ahead of an upper trough moving through the
Northern Plains. This will bring highs about 20 degrees above
normal each day, from 60 to 65 Monday and low to mid 60s
Tuesday. Will see surface winds northwest at 15 to 30 mph
Monday and westerly 15 to 30 mph on Tuesday, so deep mixing will
occur each day and confidence in forecast highs are above
average. Fire weather conditions may become slightly elevated by
Tuesday, with all the snow cover gone, and fuels becoming
receptive. Afternoon humidity will fall to as low as 25 to 3o0
percent across the southwest into the central Sandhills.

A cold front will push through Tuesday evening bringing a
cooldown into the lower to mid 50s Wednesday and windy
conditions northwest at 20 to 35 mph. Breezy conditions Thursday
into Friday with a warming trend likely, with highs upper 50s to
around 60 by Friday. Dry conditions Wednesday through Friday as
northwest flow aloft persists, and any unsettled weather remains
well to our east across the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley and
East Coast. An upper ridge will extend over the Desert Southwest
into the Great Basin.

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 512 AM CST Sat Feb 22 2025

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through 12Z Sunday across
all of western and north central Nebraska. Winds will remain
light from the west at 5 to 10KT with gusts up to 15KT in the
afternoon. A few high clouds this morning, then scattered this
afternoon into tonight.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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SYNOPSIS...Roberg
SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...Brown/Roberg