Sunny and warm into Saturday before a big shift in the weather pattern

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Good morning! Temperatures this morning have started in the upper 40’s to low 50’s across western Nebraska, but a bit warmer to the east with temperatures in the upper 50’s and low 60’s. There’s some patchy cloud cover out west that should clear out through the morning. Clear skies are expected for the rest of the day and likely through much of the day Saturday. Temperatures warm quickly this afternoon into the mid to upper 80’s across the area. Tonight we’ll see temperatures a lot like this morning falling into the low 50’s to the west and staying in the upper 50’s to low 60’s to the east. Friday looks to be our hottest day of the week as southerly winds pick up to around 10 to 20 mph ushering in warmer air. Temperatures on Friday warm into the upper 80’s widesprea