Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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FNUS53 KLBF 251953
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
253 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns are expected to remain low through the
weekend. Though winds are expected to get gusty across portions of
the Panhandle, with northwesterly gusts on Saturday and southerly
gusts on Sunday, a push of low level moisture is expected to keep
afternoon humidity values above 35 percent. Chances of
precipitation increase Monday night into Tuesday morning, with
wetting rainfall expected across the region. Beyond Tuesday, more
seasonal temperatures are expected, with chances of rain possible
into late week.
NEZ204-261115-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
153 PM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of sprinkles in
the late evening and early morning.
Min temperature.....53-58.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-3400 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....75-80.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-1600 ft AGL until 1200, then 1800-6100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the north
in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....51-56.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast
after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the
southeast after midnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....76-81.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........43 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15
mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-1400 ft AGL until 1200, then 1700-4700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NEZ210-261115-
Frenchman Basin-
153 PM MDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of sprinkles early
in the evening, then slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the late evening and early
morning. Slight chance of sprinkles late in the
night. Patchy fog late in the night.
Min temperature.....54-59.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of sprinkles early
in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
Max temperature.....80-85.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........34 percent.
24 hr trend......37 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-1500 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-6100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........97 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......300-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the east
after midnight.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....77-82.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........46 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......300-1400 ft AGL until 1200, then 1700-3400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ206-261115-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
253 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog through the night.
Slight chance of rain showers through the
night. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
late evening and early morning.
Min temperature.....54-59.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning.
Slight chance of sprinkles early in the
morning.
Max temperature.....75-80.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........47 percent.
24 hr trend......37 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-1800 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-4500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........56 percent.
24 hr trend......8 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around
50. Highs around 70.
$$
NEZ219-261115-
Loess Plains-
253 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the late
evening and early morning. Slight chance of
showers late in the night. Patchy fog after
midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of sprinkles early
in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning.
Max temperature.....76-81.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........47 percent.
24 hr trend......34 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South around 5 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-1700 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-3800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......300-2800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........59 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast
in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NEZ208-261115-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
253 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog through the night.
Chance of rain showers until early morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Slight chance of rain showers late in the
night.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning.
Slight chance of rain showers early in the
morning.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........57 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-1800 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-4100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....54-59.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph shifting to the south after
midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........60 percent.
24 hr trend......2 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NEZ209-261115-
Loup Rivers Basin-
253 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Chance of rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
Chance of rain showers early in the morning.
Patchy fog in the morning.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........69 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....56-61.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........74 percent.
24 hr trend......21 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around
50. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$