Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from February 17, 12:00 PM CST until February 17, 08:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Grand Island, Central Nebraska Regional Airport (KGRI)

Lat: 40.96°NLon: 98.31°WElev: 1844ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.80 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 12:53 pm CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Cushing NE

Red Flag Warning February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Washington's Birthday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 78 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Slight Chance
Rain and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 36 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 13 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.