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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