North Platte smashed the high temperature record for April 13 on Thursday, the National Weather Service reported. The high of 95 degrees beat the previous high of 88, set in 2006.
New high temperature records were also set in Broken Bow and Imperial on Thursday.
A significant cooldown has arrived Friday, with a high in the upper-40s expected. There is a 40 percent chance of rain after 1 p.m. Friday, increasing to 60 percent through the evening.
And just a day after nearly reaching triple-digits, the NWS said snow could be on the way, as well. There is a 60 percent chance of snow mixed with rain into Saturday morning. Skies will begin to clear by Saturday evening.
The cool spell is expected to be short-lived, with the mercury ticking back up near 80 by early next week.