KEARNEY — A cold front arriving Wednesday will result in temperatures that are closer to normal for early November, no precipitation is expected through the next seven days.
Mostly zonal flow is present over Nebraska and Kansas with the upper-level trough of low pressure over the Upper Midwest and a cut off low pressure area over the Northwest Coast.
An additional trough will extend from the northern Rockies to the California coast on Tuesday, but the local area will remain under stable zonal flow.
Surface winds on Tuesday will be light and out of the south with temperatures climbing into the mid-60s. Lows during the night will drop into the 40s.
The upper trough will begin to impact the local area on Wednesday when it moves west over the Central Plains. An attendant cold front will be moving across the area with this upper-level feature.
High temperatures on Wednesday behind the front will be the 50s with gusty northerly winds. Low temperatures will drop into the 20s and 30s across the area.
The cooler air will continue to linger on Thursday with highs in the 50s. Lows during the night will generally be at or just below the freezing point.
There will be a slight warm up on Friday during the day and evening.
An upper-level ridge of high pressure will move over the Plains during the early part of next week. High temperatures on Sunday and next Monday will be in the 50s and 60s, low temperatures will be in the 30s.
Bad news for the ongoing drought, no precipitation is expected through the forecast period.
