Our First Rumble? March 30, 2008

It’s possible that you might hear the first rumble of Spring Monday morning thanks to some thunderstorms which could roll through the viewing area.  In fact, there’s enough instability and moisture that some hail is possible across southeast Nebraska.  The other contributing factor is the fact that the freezing level is quite low, so hail [...]

A Tad Boring.. March 29, 2008

The weather out there isn’t terrible… but it’s kind of boring.  There’s a few interesting points, but that’s about it.
 Saturday will bring temperatures in the 50s, but with a lot of clouds and a breezy day.. the 50s will feel a little cooler than a sunny, calm day.  Tonight, temperatures won’t drop off that much [...]

Spring… Early Spring That Is… March 29, 2008

After topping out around 60 for the first three days of the work-week… we’ve seen cooler weather move in as we made it to Friday.  Over the weekend… look for temperatures that will be roughly between the two extremes.  In other words… while it won’t be warm (or sunny for that matter)… we won’t be [...]

An Anniversary March 23, 2008

It’s the second earliest date possible for Easter.  I think I talked about this a few weeks ago and a couple of times during First News this past week.  I thought I’d give it a quick mention though..  Easter is determined by the first Sunday after the first full moon of Spring.  We saw Spring [...]

A Chilly Easter March 22, 2008

We’ve got some clouds and a few raindrops in the forecast for Saturday.  Thanks to the clouds and a brisk north winds at 7 to 15 miles per hour, it will definitely feel a bit cool for much of the day.  There could be a few raindrops for the morning hours… then there could be a [...]

Finally… Spring !! March 20, 2008

What a way to start off our Spring season here in the Heartland today.  We saw temperatures climb into the 60s by late afternoon… which is about 10 degrees above average for late March.  Unfortunately… it looks like we’ll be seeing a cool-down as we head into Easter weekend.  Gusty northwest winds on Friday will [...]

Stick A Fork In Winter… March 19, 2008

In a matter of hours… many Heartland residents will have one of their wishes come to fruition.  You see… our coldest Winter in nearly 3 decades will officially come to a close at 12:48am local time on Thursday.  And… in a bit of irony… we’ll see temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday above average.
Chuck McWilliams

Soggy St. Patrick’s March 17, 2008

Perhaps it is a good thing that it is raining on St. Patrick’s Day.  If you don’t know Ireland is a wet country… with anywhere between 150 to 225 days of rain each year (depending on what part of the country you’re in).  The eastern half of the country gets around 40 inches a year [...]

Rainy St. Patty’s Day? March 16, 2008

Temperatures today will not be nice.. throw in some clouds … and a decent breeze… it’s not going to be a very nice day.  The good news is that it will be dry much of the day, but precip could move in this evening and should definitely move in tonight. 
 The other piece of good news [...]

Winter’s Last Gasp? March 15, 2008

This is the last weekend of winter, with Spring beginning on Thursday.  It’s not going to be a winter-like weekend, but it will be closer to winter than summer (if that makes sense).  Temperatures will be below normal by 5 to 10 degrees.  Our normal high this time of year is 50 degrees, believe it [...]