KEARNEY — Wednesday is shaping up to be the warmest day of the week, but a cold front will mean below normal highs during the late week and there is a chance of precipitation this coming weekend.
An upper-level trough of low pressure that has been centered for the Great Plains will begin to slide east and away from the area today. This will allow for the return of sunshine and northwesterly downslope winds and slightly warmer air, according to the National Weather Service – Hastings.
An upper-level ridge of high pressure will bring warmer air aloft heading into Tuesday and Wednesday. The middle of the week looks to be the warmest, with highs around 50 on Wednesday. There should be no snow left to keep things cooler.
The warmth will only last a day, as a cold front will pass through the area Wednesday evening, but it should be a dry passage. Temperatures on Thursday and Friday will be below normal, around 30s to low 40s.
There is high uncertainty regarding precipitation chances for the coming weekend, some model solutions put it as high as 50-60 percent, while others barely reach 15 percent.
“At this point the temperatures next weekend is expected to cool back down into the 40s, but these may be too warm if we end up seeing any precipitation,” per NWS Hastings.
This likely will not be a large precipitation event, but light rain or a rain and snow mix cannot be ruled out some point over the weekend as the next upper-level trough pushes through the area.
