Unseasonable weather one more day; Cold front brings winds

I heard no complaints about Tuesday’s weather.  Another day with sunshine and even warmer temperatures than Monday.  High temperatures reached the 50°s in nearly all of southeast Nebraska.

Lincoln reached 54°.  That is the warmest temperature in the state capital since December 23!  It is also the normal high temperature for November 9 and 10.

Wednesday will bring another unseasonably warm day to Nebraska.  High temperatures will likely top out 20° to 30° above normal, meaning highs in the upper 50°s to lower 60°s.

Interestingly, 42% of Januaries since 1948 have produced a day reaching 58° in Lincoln, including six out of the last 10.

Tonight I’m watching upper-level energy moving across the Pacific Ocean.  The energy is being pushed along by a powerful 200+ mph wind.

This will help bring a cold front through Nebraska late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning.  It will bring temperatures back to reality with highs in the low 40°s Thursday and low 30°s Friday.

Along with colder temperatures, the wind will be strong out of the northwest.  Medium-range computer models suggests winds will be gusting 45 to 60 mph throughout the state Thursday and Friday.

There are also hints that a strong gust of wind may pass through as the cold front passes.  This would happen late Wednesday night and early (pre-dawn) Thursday morning.

Because of the threat for high winds the National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for much of Nebraska.  The watch will be in effect late Wednesday night through Friday afternoon.

– Chief Meteorologist John Dissauer

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