Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
072 FOUS53 KLBF 161201 PFMLBF Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service North Platte NE 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 NEZ025-162100- Nebraska National Forest-Thomas NE 41.90N 100.27W Elev. 2695 ft 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 75 57 79 64 81 Temp 54 58 64 74 73 67 63 61 60 65 70 75 77 70 68 66 64 70 77 80 78 Dewpt 50 54 57 61 62 64 63 61 60 64 65 65 66 67 65 63 61 63 63 62 62 RH 86 86 78 64 68 90100100100 97 84 71 69 90 90 90 90 78 62 54 58 Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S SW E E E E E SE S S SW W NW NW N Wind spd 6 8 10 10 9 5 4 2 2 6 13 16 14 19 14 12 8 10 10 10 6 Wind gust 26 25 32 27 24 Clouds OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 50 70 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.17 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S S C S L L C C Tstms S S S S Heat index 81 Max heat 81 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 56 74 53 72 51 72 50 74 Temp 62 57 67 71 59 55 66 70 56 53 66 70 55 52 68 71 Dewpt 62 57 61 59 58 55 57 54 56 53 55 53 55 52 56 54 PWind dir N N NE N N NW SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 20 60 30 30 10 30 30 Rain shwrs S S S L L C S C S C C S C Tstms S S S S $$ NEZ022-162100- Crescent Lake NWS-Garden NE 41.74N 102.41W Elev. 3850 ft 600 AM MDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 56 77 56 80 Temp 51 57 70 79 78 66 62 60 58 63 68 75 73 64 62 59 57 63 73 79 77 Dewpt 48 51 55 56 56 59 60 60 58 61 61 63 62 63 62 59 57 60 58 57 57 RH 89 80 59 45 47 78 93100100 93 78 66 68 97100100100 90 59 47 50 Wind dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E W NW NW NW NW NE Wind spd 11 16 16 13 10 8 8 6 9 12 17 17 13 11 8 6 8 9 11 8 5 Wind gust 26 29 32 26 21 18 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 70 80 0 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.17 0.44 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C D D C Tstms C C S S Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 54 76 50 73 48 73 49 74 Temp 60 54 70 71 56 53 67 70 54 50 67 70 54 51 69 71 Dewpt 58 54 56 55 56 53 52 49 52 50 50 49 52 51 52 51 PWind dir NE NE E NW N S SE S Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 40 70 30 20 10 20 20 Rain shwrs C C C C L C C C S S S S S Tstms S C C S S $$ NEZ004-162100- Rushville-Sheridan NE 42.71N 102.47W Elev. 3746 ft 600 AM MDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 82 51 74 52 76 Temp 50 56 71 81 78 66 60 57 53 62 69 72 68 61 60 58 54 61 69 75 73 Dewpt 49 53 56 55 56 56 55 55 53 60 62 62 63 61 60 58 54 61 61 59 59 RH 96 90 59 41 47 70 84 93100 93 78 71 84100100100100100 76 58 62 Wind dir S S S SW S S S S NE E E E E E E W NW NW NW N NE Wind spd 10 17 16 10 5 4 3 2 3 6 11 11 10 9 4 3 3 5 6 6 5 Wind gust 27 Clouds OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 90 90 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.49 0.67 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L D D C C Tstms S C C C Heat index 81 Max heat 82 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 73 47 71 44 72 46 75 Temp 57 51 67 69 54 51 65 68 52 48 66 69 53 49 70 71 Dewpt 57 51 59 56 54 51 55 52 50 48 52 50 50 49 53 50 PWind dir NE NE E NW SW SW SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW PoP 12hr 30 50 70 50 20 20 10 20 Rain shwrs C C C L L C C S S S S Tstms S C S C S $$ NEZ005-162100- Valentine-Eastern Cherry NE 42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2580 ft 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 54 77 59 76 Temp 51 58 68 76 76 65 61 58 56 65 70 71 75 65 64 62 60 66 71 73 74 Dewpt 48 52 55 60 61 62 61 58 56 61 64 66 66 65 64 62 60 63 64 64 63 RH 89 80 63 58 60 90100100100 87 81 84 74100100100100 90 79 73 69 Wind dir E SE S S S SE S N E E E E E E SE S W NW NW NW N Wind spd 5 12 14 13 10 6 4 3 1 6 12 14 13 16 12 10 8 11 11 11 9 Wind gust 26 Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 PoP 12hr 5 0 80 90 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.26 0.71 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L D D L L Tstms S C C S Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 52 70 49 70 48 72 49 74 Temp 59 54 64 68 56 54 65 68 54 51 66 69 53 51 69 71 Dewpt 59 54 60 60 56 54 57 57 54 51 53 53 53 51 54 55 PWind dir N N NE NE N N SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 20 60 50 40 20 20 30 Rain shwrs S S S C L C C C S S S S C Tstms S S S S $$ NEZ010-162100- O`Neill-Holt NE 42.48N 98.68W Elev. 2000 ft 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 69 58 76 63 80 Temp 54 61 65 68 68 65 63 61 59 65 68 72 74 68 67 66 64 70 77 79 75 Dewpt 51 54 57 62 65 65 63 61 59 65 67 69 69 68 67 66 64 66 67 68 68 RH 90 78 75 81 90100100100100100 97 90 84100100100100 87 71 69 79 Wind dir E SE SE SE S SE S S W E E E E E SE S S SW W NW NW Wind spd 5 8 8 8 6 5 4 3 1 4 9 10 10 13 13 14 13 11 11 11 9 Wind gust 24 25 27 25 Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 40 60 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.05 0.19 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L L S Tstms S S S S S Heat index 80 Max heat 83 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 69 53 67 52 69 51 71 Temp 63 58 63 67 59 56 62 65 56 54 63 66 55 53 65 69 Dewpt 63 58 63 63 59 56 60 62 56 54 58 60 55 53 59 60 PWind dir NW N N N N N SE S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 40 30 20 10 20 20 Rain shwrs S S C C C S S S S S S $$ NEZ038-162100- Broken Bow-Custer NE 41.44N 99.66W Elev. 2475 ft 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 71 57 79 64 82 Temp 54 56 63 69 70 65 63 62 61 65 69 76 78 69 68 67 65 72 78 81 78 Dewpt 53 55 59 64 66 65 63 62 61 65 68 68 69 68 66 63 61 64 65 66 67 RH 96 96 87 84 87100100100100100 97 76 74 97 93 87 87 76 64 60 69 Wind dir E E SE S S SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW W W N Wind spd 4 6 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 5 11 14 13 17 16 13 11 9 9 8 4 Wind gust 25 25 29 26 26 23 19 Clouds OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 40 40 40 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C Tstms S S S Heat index 83 Max heat 83 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 56 73 52 70 50 71 50 71 Temp 63 57 66 70 60 56 64 68 57 53 64 67 56 52 66 69 Dewpt 63 57 63 64 59 56 59 60 57 53 57 59 56 52 58 60 PWind dir N N NE N N NW SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 70 30 30 10 30 30 Rain shwrs S S L L C S S C S C C C Tstms S S $$ NEZ059-162100- North Platte-Lincoln NE 41.14N 100.68W Elev. 2800 ft 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 74 59 81 64 82 Temp 55 57 66 73 72 66 64 63 61 65 71 78 78 72 70 67 64 69 77 81 79 Dewpt 53 56 60 62 65 66 64 63 61 65 66 66 67 66 64 62 60 64 64 63 65 RH 93 96 81 68 79100100100100100 84 67 69 81 81 84 87 84 64 54 62 Wind dir E SE S S S SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW N Wind spd 8 6 9 10 9 5 5 3 4 8 13 16 16 17 13 11 6 6 8 6 2 Wind gust 25 28 28 32 27 23 Clouds OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 30 40 60 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.04 0.07 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs C S C S L L C C Tstms S S S S Heat index 82 Max heat 82 83 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 76 54 72 51 72 51 73 Temp 64 58 68 72 61 56 65 69 57 53 65 69 57 53 66 69 Dewpt 63 58 63 63 60 56 60 59 57 53 58 58 57 53 59 60 PWind dir N NE NE N NE NW SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 20 30 70 30 20 20 30 30 Rain shwrs S C S L L C S S S S S C S C Tstms C S S $$ NEZ057-162100- Ogallala-Keith NE 41.05N 101.80W Elev. 3223 ft 600 AM MDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 77 59 82 61 81 Temp 54 59 68 76 75 66 64 61 60 64 74 81 78 69 68 63 61 66 75 80 79 Dewpt 50 54 60 62 62 63 63 61 60 64 66 65 65 64 63 61 60 63 64 63 63 RH 86 83 76 62 64 90 97100100100 76 58 64 84 84 93 97 90 69 56 58 Wind dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S W NW NW NW N Wind spd 5 9 10 10 8 6 4 3 6 9 13 16 12 10 8 6 8 6 6 4 1 Wind gust 24 25 21 Clouds B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 50 70 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.16 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs S S C S S L L S S S Tstms S C S S Heat index 83 81 Max heat 83 83 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 57 76 54 72 51 72 51 73 Temp 63 57 70 72 59 55 67 70 56 53 66 69 56 53 67 70 Dewpt 61 57 63 61 59 55 60 57 56 53 58 57 56 53 60 59 PWind dir NE NE NE N N SW SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 30 30 70 30 30 20 30 30 Rain shwrs S C C C L L C C C S S C C S C Tstms S C S S $$ NEZ069-162100- Imperial-Chase NE 40.54N 101.63W Elev. 3284 ft 600 AM MDT Wed Sep 16 2026 Date Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 80 60 86 62 83 Temp 54 59 70 79 78 68 64 62 61 66 78 86 81 72 69 64 62 68 79 83 81 Dewpt 51 55 60 63 63 63 63 62 61 65 65 64 63 62 61 59 59 63 63 62 61 RH 90 87 71 58 60 84 97100100 97 64 48 54 71 76 84 90 84 58 49 51 Wind dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S W NW NW N N Wind spd 6 8 11 11 10 8 5 5 6 10 14 18 14 12 10 8 6 8 6 4 3 Wind gust 20 25 29 27 25 20 18 Clouds OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 40 40 60 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0.04 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Drizzle O Rain shwrs C C S S L L C Tstms S S S S Heat index 87 82 84 82 Max heat 81 88 84 Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 58 77 55 74 52 74 52 75 Temp 64 58 74 74 59 57 70 71 56 54 70 71 56 53 70 72 Dewpt 61 58 62 60 59 57 59 55 55 54 57 55 56 53 59 58 PWind dir N NE NE N N S SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 30 80 30 20 20 40 30 Rain shwrs C C C C D L C S S S C C C C Tstms S S C S S $$