Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
382 FOUS53 KLBF 181706 PFMLBF Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service North Platte NE 1206 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 NEZ025-182100- Nebraska National Forest-Thomas NE 41.90N 100.27W Elev. 2695 ft 1206 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 84 61 71 55 66 Temp 78 82 80 68 65 63 61 63 66 69 69 63 61 58 56 58 61 64 64 Dewpt 67 66 67 68 65 63 61 61 61 62 62 63 61 58 56 58 58 58 58 RH 69 58 65100100100100 93 84 78 78100100100100100 90 81 81 Wind dir NW N NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 6 5 5 8 4 4 5 8 9 10 11 9 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV SC SC OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 40 20 60 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.05 0.02 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S L L L L C C L Tstms S S Heat index 84 82 Max heat 86 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 51 66 49 67 52 70 55 76 Temp 58 52 61 64 55 51 62 65 57 54 64 68 60 55 70 73 Dewpt 58 52 55 55 55 51 54 55 57 53 57 59 59 55 59 60 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 70 30 20 10 30 30 20 10 Rain shwrs L L C S S S S C C S S Tstms S S $$ NEZ022-182100- Crescent Lake NWS-Garden NE 41.74N 102.41W Elev. 3850 ft 1106 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 58 74 53 68 Temp 76 82 80 67 63 60 59 61 66 72 69 59 58 56 54 57 62 66 65 Dewpt 61 57 58 60 60 60 59 60 59 58 58 59 58 56 54 57 56 55 54 RH 60 43 47 78 90100100 97 78 61 68100100100100100 81 68 68 Wind dir NW N NE NE N NE NE SE SE E E E E E E E E E NE Wind spd 9 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 9 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 8 Clouds B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 60 50 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.08 0.41 0.30 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L S S D L D D D D D D L Tstms S S C S C C Heat index 82 81 Max heat 82 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 48 69 48 68 52 74 52 78 Temp 54 49 62 66 54 51 62 65 56 53 67 71 57 53 71 74 Dewpt 54 49 52 51 54 51 54 54 56 53 56 55 57 53 55 54 PWind dir NE NE SE SE SE S SE S Wind char LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 70 20 20 30 40 20 20 5 Rain shwrs L C S S S C C C S S Tstms C S S S S $$ NEZ004-182100- Rushville-Sheridan NE 42.71N 102.47W Elev. 3746 ft 1106 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 78 55 70 51 65 Temp 72 77 74 62 59 58 56 60 63 68 65 58 55 54 52 57 59 62 60 Dewpt 63 61 64 62 59 58 56 60 60 59 60 58 55 54 52 57 58 57 58 RH 73 58 71100100100100100 90 73 84100100100100100 96 84 93 Wind dir NW N E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE Wind spd 5 4 4 5 2 2 2 3 5 6 9 8 5 3 3 5 6 6 6 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 30 50 90 100 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.05 0.20 0.47 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S C D D D D D D D D D Tstms S S S C S S S S C C Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 47 65 47 70 51 76 51 79 Temp 52 48 59 62 51 49 64 66 54 52 68 71 56 52 71 74 Dewpt 52 48 55 55 51 49 56 56 54 52 57 57 54 52 56 56 PWind dir E E SE S S S S S Wind char LT LT LT BZ GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 90 40 20 30 30 20 10 5 Rain shwrs D C C C S S C C S S Tstms C S S $$ NEZ005-182100- Valentine-Eastern Cherry NE 42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2580 ft 1206 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 79 57 68 52 63 Temp 72 77 74 65 62 61 58 62 63 66 66 60 58 56 53 58 59 61 61 Dewpt 68 67 67 65 62 61 58 60 60 61 61 60 58 56 53 57 57 58 59 RH 87 71 79100100100100 93 90 84 84100100100100 96 93 90 93 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE E Wind spd 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 8 8 9 10 8 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 5 10 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C L L D D D D D Tstms S Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 64 48 69 51 73 53 78 Temp 55 50 59 61 53 50 63 66 55 53 67 70 57 54 72 74 Dewpt 55 50 55 56 53 50 53 56 54 52 57 60 57 54 58 60 PWind dir NE NE SE SE SE S S S Wind char LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW PoP 12hr 80 40 20 10 30 30 20 5 Rain shwrs D L C C S S C C S S S Tstms S S S S S $$ NEZ010-182100- O`Neill-Holt NE 42.48N 98.68W Elev. 2000 ft 1206 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 83 60 66 55 62 Temp 79 82 77 68 66 64 62 63 63 65 66 63 62 59 56 59 59 61 61 Dewpt 69 71 72 68 66 64 62 63 63 64 65 63 62 59 56 59 59 61 61 RH 72 69 85100100100100100100 97 97100100100100100100100100 Wind dir W NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 9 9 10 9 8 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 Clouds SC B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 20 20 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C L L C Heat index 85 Max heat 86 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 60 48 64 50 66 54 72 Temp 58 53 57 59 54 50 59 62 54 52 61 65 58 54 67 70 Dewpt 58 53 56 59 54 50 54 59 54 51 57 62 58 54 61 64 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 50 10 0 10 30 30 10 Rain shwrs C D C C S C S Tstms S S S $$ NEZ038-182100- Broken Bow-Custer NE 41.44N 99.66W Elev. 2475 ft 1206 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 61 71 55 64 Temp 81 84 81 69 66 64 61 63 66 69 70 63 62 59 56 58 60 63 63 Dewpt 66 68 70 69 66 64 61 63 64 65 66 63 62 59 56 58 60 61 63 RH 60 59 69100100100100100 93 87 87100100100100100100 93100 Wind dir NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 4 3 3 8 6 6 6 9 9 10 10 9 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 Clouds SC SC SC B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 60 20 50 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.03 0.01 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C S C C C C S S C Tstms C Heat index 83 87 84 Max heat 83 88 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 64 48 65 51 66 53 73 Temp 58 52 59 62 55 50 60 63 56 52 61 64 59 54 67 70 Dewpt 58 52 57 60 55 50 54 59 56 52 58 63 59 54 61 64 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 40 30 20 5 30 30 30 10 Rain shwrs C C C S S S C C S C Tstms S $$ NEZ059-182100- North Platte-Lincoln NE 41.14N 100.68W Elev. 2800 ft 1206 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 86 62 73 56 67 Temp 79 84 82 71 67 64 62 63 66 69 71 64 62 59 57 59 60 64 65 Dewpt 66 65 68 68 66 64 62 63 64 63 65 64 62 59 57 59 60 60 63 RH 64 53 63 90 97100100100 93 81 81100100100100100100 87 93 Wind dir N N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 5 4 3 6 5 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 5 5 5 8 6 8 Clouds FW SC SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 80 20 70 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.15 0.13 0.14 0.02 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D S S S C L L C C C C L Tstms C S S S Heat index 86 85 Max heat 88 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 68 49 66 53 69 54 74 Temp 59 53 60 65 56 52 60 64 58 54 62 66 60 55 67 71 Dewpt 59 53 57 60 56 52 57 61 58 54 59 63 60 55 61 64 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 60 20 20 10 40 30 20 10 Rain shwrs L C S S S S C C S S Tstms S $$ NEZ057-182100- Ogallala-Keith NE 41.05N 101.80W Elev. 3223 ft 1106 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 61 74 56 68 Temp 77 84 82 70 66 63 61 62 65 70 72 62 60 58 56 58 61 66 66 Dewpt 66 64 65 64 63 63 61 62 64 64 63 62 60 58 56 58 61 61 61 RH 69 51 56 81 90100100100 97 81 73100100100100100100 84 84 Wind dir N N E NE NW NE NE NE NE E E NE E NE E NE NE E NE Wind spd 6 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 Clouds SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 70 30 80 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.18 0.14 0.26 0.09 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C C S L D D C C L L D Tstms S S S S S C Heat index 85 84 Max heat 86 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 51 69 50 66 53 71 55 76 Temp 57 52 61 66 56 52 60 64 58 55 64 69 59 55 68 72 Dewpt 57 52 58 59 55 52 59 60 58 55 61 62 59 55 61 62 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S SE SE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 20 20 20 40 20 20 10 Rain shwrs D C S S S S S C C S S S Tstms C S S $$ NEZ069-182100- Imperial-Chase NE 40.54N 101.63W Elev. 3284 ft 1106 AM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 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 88 61 78 57 71 Temp 80 86 83 71 67 64 62 64 69 73 76 64 61 59 58 59 63 68 68 Dewpt 66 63 64 63 63 63 62 64 65 64 64 63 61 59 58 59 61 61 61 RH 62 46 53 76 87 97100100 87 73 66 97100100100100 93 78 78 Wind dir N N NE NW NW NE N NE NE E E N NE NE E NE NE NE E Wind spd 8 5 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 Clouds FW SC SC B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 40 30 90 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.29 0.24 0.39 0.05 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S L D D C C L L L Tstms C S S S C Heat index 82 87 84 Max heat 83 88 82 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 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 51 72 51 69 54 74 55 78 Temp 57 52 63 69 56 53 62 67 58 56 67 71 60 56 70 74 Dewpt 57 52 57 58 56 53 58 60 58 56 60 61 59 56 61 61 PWind dir E NE E SE SE SE SE SE Wind char LT LT GN GN GN BZ GN LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 70 20 20 20 40 20 20 10 Rain shwrs L S S S S S C C S S S Tstms C S S S $$