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North Platte Weather-March 22

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forecast graphic march 22 2016...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO
EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. SOME GUSTS MAY APPROACH
45 MILES PER HOUR.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS...PRODUCING
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY MAKE
ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS SLICK. RANCHERS WITH CALVING INTERESTS
SHOULD TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTION TO PROTECT YOUNG AND NEWBORN
LIVESTOCK. ANY MELTED SNOW MAY REFREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northeast 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10am. Areas of blowing snow after 10am. Temperature falling to around 30 by 3pm. Windy, with a north wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Areas of blowing snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 9 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54.

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