For the short-term, the January thaw (although fairly weak) looks to continue for the next couple weeks with above normal temperatures remaining in the forecast. Although, folks in the northeast U.S. won't be seeing much of these warm temperatures. This is a typical winter-time pattern, which we saw a year ago, but Nebraska looks to remain just west of the cold air coming in from Canada....for now.
The Climate Prediction Center released the One-Month and Three-Month Outlooks on January 15th with not much excitement for Nebraska. The long-term outlooks have remained fairly consistent with warm temperatures in the west and northwest and cooler temperatures in the southern plains. There is some confidence of having above normal precipitation in the southwest, which is an area of much needed precipitation.
For the short-term, the January thaw (although fairly weak) looks to continue for the next couple weeks with above normal temperatures remaining in the forecast. Although, folks in the northeast U.S. won't be seeing much of these warm temperatures. This is a typical winter-time pattern, which we saw a year ago, but Nebraska looks to remain just west of the cold air coming in from Canada....for now.
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