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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
147 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Plenty of low level moisture due to recent rainfall as well as
anticipated rainfall over the next few days will keep afternoon RH
values above 50 percent through the middle of next week. Therefore,
fire concerns remain low at this time.


NEZ204-191115-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
1247 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers late in
                    the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the late evening and overnight. Chance of
                    showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....56-61.
   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.......400-3900 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    early in the afternoon, then chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....70-75.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........61 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-4500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance
                    of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of
                    showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....51-56.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    until late afternoon. Rain showers through the
                    day. Chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........73 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

$$

NEZ210-191115-
Frenchman Basin-
1247 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the late evening and early
                    morning. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms late in the night.
Min temperature.....59-64.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5200 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers until
                    late afternoon. Chance of showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....72-77.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........66 percent.
   24 hr trend......23 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-3900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance
                    of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of rain
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
                    after midnight.
Min temperature.....54-59.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the
                    morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........75 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1200-3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

NEZ206-191115-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
147 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....57-62.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....67-72.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........72 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......900-3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Chance of showers through the
                    night.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1400-3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely until late
                    afternoon, then showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....62-67.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........84 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

NEZ219-191115-
Loess Plains-
147 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the
                    evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the
                    night. Showers likely after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....72-77.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........68 percent.
   24 hr trend......29 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of rain showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the late evening and early
                    morning.
Min temperature.....Around 58.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until late
                    afternoon, then slight chance of showers late
                    in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....64-69.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........81 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.

$$

NEZ208-191115-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
147 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....56-61.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....65-70.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........78 percent.
   24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers early
                    in the evening. Chance of showers in the late
                    evening and early morning, then showers likely
                    early in the morning.
Min temperature.....53-58.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Showers until late afternoon, then
                    showers likely late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....60-65.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........86 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower
70s.

$$

NEZ209-191115-
Loup Rivers Basin-
147 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers late in the evening.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
                    evening and overnight. Chance of showers after
                    midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....66-71.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........85 percent.
   24 hr trend......30 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-3000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
                    after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of showers.
Max temperature.....60-65.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........93 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1300-2600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.

$$