Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

North Platte, North Platte Regional Airport (KLBF)

Lat: 41.12°NLon: 100.67°WElev: 2776ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1006.4 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Maxwell NE

Red Flag Warning May 14, 09:02am until May 14, 10:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning May 14, 09:02am until May 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    High: 92 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Maxwell NE
 41.07°N 100.52°W
6:03 am CDT May 14, 2026
9am CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 20, 2026
 
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