Thursday, October 18, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 93 • 11 of 37 • Other Editions
Strong Winds Impacting the Plains
• A powerful storm system moving through the Upper Midwest is creating strong winds across much of the Northern and Central Plains. Numerous High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect from Montana to Kansas. Winds topping 60 mph could cause blowing dust, localized power outages, and quickly spreading wildfires through Thursday. • Today: Very windy. Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. • Tonight: Windy...cloudy. Rain likely in
Yesterday's Weather High: 60.0°F at 12:44 AM Low:42.3°F at 11:43 PM High Gust: 34 mph at 12:50 PM Rain: Storm total thus far: 1.23
Record High: 81° in 2005 Record Low: 12° in 1930 Average High: 57°F Average Low: 32°F Average Precip in Oct.: 1.23 Precip to date in Oct.: 1.24 Average Precip to date: 19.71 Precip Year to Date: 13.17 Sunset Tonight: 6:42 p.m. Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:56 a.m.
the evening...then a slight chance of light rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 70 percent. • Friday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. • Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph after midnight. • Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph. • Saturday Night Through Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 60. • Monday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. • Monday Night Through Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 50s.
