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

68°F

20°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed S 16 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1006.2 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

North Platte NE

Red Flag Warning May 14, 11:22am until May 14, 10:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning May 14, 11:22am until May 14, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    High: 91 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • 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 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
North Platte NE
 41.13°N 100.76°W
10:37 am CDT May 14, 2026
11am CDT May 14, 2026-6pm CDT May 20, 2026
 
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