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 170833
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
333 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns remain low through the middle of the week
before a significant warm up with highs climbing into the triple
digits leads to increasing concern.
Today and Wednesday, multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms
appear probable with the first being early this morning and the
second favoring the afternoon and early evening. While some severe
threat is possible, conditions are unlikely to match Monday
evening`s events. Heavy rain does appear likely and the going
forecast calls for rainfall totals of 0.75-1.50" total through
Wednesday morning. Temperatures remain near to slightly below
seasonable values for both Tuesday and Wednesday which will keep
afternoon humidity minimums safely above critical levels.
For Thursday and beyond, an intense heat wave is looking
increasingly likely. Forecast highs will climb into the 90s and
eventually the triple digits by Friday and Saturday. With
afternoon highs nearing 15-20 degrees above normal each afternoon,
will potentially see relative humidity values fall into the middle
teens across our southwest. While breezy conditions appear
possible each day, doubts on fuel receptiveness following recent
reports and rainfall will limit overall concern. Will see
increasing rain and thunderstorm potential return next week with
the threat for wetting rains appearing possible.
NEZ204-172330-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
233 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
numerous rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........61 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......800-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight
chance of thunderstorms late in the evening.
Isolated showers in the late evening and early
morning.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....77-82.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......29 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3900-7100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.JUNETEENTH...Warmer, clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NEZ210-172330-
Frenchman Basin-
333 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 /233 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous rain showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
scattered rain showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........61 percent.
24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......800-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
Numerous rain showers early in the evening.
Chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Isolated showers in the late evening and early
morning.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-3300 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....79-84.
24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......23 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 4100-6800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.JUNETEENTH...Warmer, clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 103.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 101.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ206-172330-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
333 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 /233 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and
chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........58 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......800-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
isolated showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........38 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-6500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.JUNETEENTH...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ219-172330-
Loess Plains-
333 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the morning.
Chance of thunderstorms through the day.
Scattered showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....75-80.
24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........57 percent.
24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......600-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-3900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
isolated showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........38 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.JUNETEENTH...Warmer, clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 104. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around
103. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the upper
90s.
.MONDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NEZ208-172330-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
333 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 /233 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025/
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........58 percent.
24 hr trend......25 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. Scattered rain showers until
early morning, then isolated showers early in
the morning.
Min temperature.....55-60.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Isolated showers until late
afternoon.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........37 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-4300 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-6700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.JUNETEENTH...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs
in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper
90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s.
.MONDAY...Not as warm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NEZ209-172330-
Loup Rivers Basin-
333 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. Scattered rain showers through
the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........61 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then isolated showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....55-60.
24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Isolated showers until late
afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........45 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4300-6300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.JUNETEENTH...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs
in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the mid
90s.
.MONDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$