Thursday,  Nov. 21, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 128 • 16 of 40

Rain and Snow Forecast Across the West; Spreading to Plains on Thursday

• A cold front moving across the western U.S. will bring widespread showers across the lower elevations, and accumulating snow is forecast for the mountains. On Thursday, snow will move into the central and northern Plains and could be heavy at times.
• Early This Morning: Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
• Today: Breezy...colder. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light snow in the morning. Highs 15 to 20.

Yesterday's Weather
High:  43.7°F at 12:17 AM
Low: 23.7°F at 11:50 PM
High Gust: 28 mph at 9:42 PM
Precip: 0.00 Snow
Snow for the season: 3.00

Record High: 66° in 1904
Record Low:  -18° in 1964
Average High: 36°F
Average Low: 16°F
Average Precip in Nov.:  0.53
Precip to date in Nov.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 21.00
Precip Year to Date: 18.04
Sunset Tonight: 4:58 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:42 a.m.

North winds 15 to 25 mph.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
• Friday: Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs around 30. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows near zero. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Saturday: Colder. Mostly sunny. Highs 10 to 15. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above.
• Sunday Through Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Lows in the lower 20s.
• Monday Night Through Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 15. Highs in the mid 20s.

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