Jessica Raney
Weekend Meteorologist
North Platte
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Jessica Raney joined News 2 in July of 2020 as our Weekend Meteorologist/ Reporter. She graduated from The University of Colorado at Boulder in May of 2020. Throughout college she achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Media Production with a minor in Atmospheric Science. During the Spring semester of 2020 she interned at the National Weather Service in Boulder and helped forecast Boulder's snowiest winter ever recorded.
Jessica was born and raised in the St. Louis area and has had a passion for the weather since a young age. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors and visiting her friends and family in Denver, CO. Jessica is looking forward to doing some storm chasing here in Nebraska on her days off and getting involved with our community.
Precipitation chances remain slim to none tonight. Temperatures continue a cool trend through the weekend.
Another mild day is expected on Thursday with well above normal temperatures. The weekend will be turning colder as rain chances see to be diminishing..
Now is the time to savor the great oudoors as 70 degree weather returns but only for a couple days. Another storm system arrives for the weekend.
Sunshine, warmer temperatures continue into Tuesday and Wednesday.
The week will open up with warmer temperatures through Wednesday, before we reverse course to cooler conditions through next weekend, with rain and snow chances.
Windy conditions are expected to calm down Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Learn how you can get involved in holiday activities while staying COVID-19 safe.
Read about how the community remembered and supported veterans for Veterans Day.
Areas of light snow expected Monday evening into early Tuesday.
On Friday, Oct. 30th you can save a life by donating blood dressed up in your Halloween costume.
One family wanted to make their food drive stand out by setting up many Halloween themed photo-ops among their front yard. Be sure to hashtag any of your photos using #RoosHaunt. Any food that is collected will be donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank.
Edward Whitmore was awarded a Quilt of Valor on Tuesday for his 3 years of service in World War Two.
Overall, a sharp spike in positive cases is being seen in the health district, reported by The West Central District Health Department daily. Retirement homes in Nebraska are taking a hit right now.
Below freezing temperatures will start the day on Friday. Breezy conditions will continue on Friday with gusts up to 25 MPH.
Our weather in North Platte takes yet another drastic change.
A warmer day is expected for Friday and temperatures will stay above freezing over the night.
Cool Canadian air will keep temperatures trending cooler into the first weekend of October.
Not as chilly to start Wednesday with sunny, breezy conditions by the afternoon.
Feeling like summer on Saturday... with frost in the forecast later this week.
First responders continue to work on their goal of improving communication between all forces.
Temperatures will be even hotter on Saturday to start the weekend... and it looks like the rain is hiding from us.
All you can eat pancake day was a success for one business. Even with COVID-19 changing their plans the fundraiser was still a success.
Three Girl Scouts from Kearney are helping make the world a better place by reducing waste. Nebraska Girl Scout Camps will be seeing some sustainable changes in 2021.
Be sure to bring your appetite to the Lincoln County Historical Museum on Saturday September 19th.
Wednesday marks the last day of these cooler temperatures. Warmth is slowly on the way back to us.
Sunday will be one of our last days of heat for awhile. Just wait until you see what our weather has in store for us this week.
Effective the first week of September, landlords and tenants could receive some financially relief.
Farmers and ranchers are feeling effects from COVID-19. The Conservation Stewardship Program is here to help.
A cool start to the weekend but it won't last long. Temperatures will be warming up with better chances of thunderstorms on Sunday.
Children's Librarian at the North Platte Public Library retires.
A semi-truck pulling a trailer filled with 18 hay bales caught fire Thursday afternoon.
A virtual walk will happen on September 27th due to COVID-19.
Rain chances likely peak Thursday evening with hot and dry weather expected into the weekend.
A lack of funding is causing the North Platte community to brainstorm new ways to recycle.
Nice weather continues throughout the weekend with temperatures staying in the low 90s.
The COVID- 19 pandemic negatively impacts North Platte's tourism season.
A warm front moves through bringing us warmer weather.
Emergency management tells us ways to stay safe on the river.
Severe weather Saturday night and hot temperatures continue into Sunday. A cold front moves through Sunday evening giving us a relief from the heat this week.
Matt Irish is the new principal for St. Patrick's Schools.
A pleasant start to the workweek can be expected. We will have cooler temperatures and mostly sunny skies to kick off the week.
The cold front continues to push through Nebraska to the south. This will bring us cooler temperatures for most of the workweek.
