Nearing records of old this St. Patrick’s Day; midweek winter storm with high winds

A big warm up is upon us with a wee bit of wind this St. Patrick’s Day.

Afternoon temperatures in Lincoln are expected to be close to the old record high for this holiday (84° set back in 1894).

This week will be quite the roller coaster ride: madness in March!

The next system late Tuesday into Wednesday will potentially bring some thunderstorms, snow and a lot of wind again.

Here’s one of the latest versions of Stormcast with the timing of storms and snow.

Lincoln and some of eastern Nebraska has been highlighted for a Marginal (Level 1 of 5) risk for the potential for isolated hail with a storm or two Tuesday night.

Rain will switch to snow Wednesday morning with high winds (gusts up to 50-60 mph) lasting a while that day…

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