Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
931 FOUS53 KLBF 181616 PFMLBF Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service North Platte NE 1116 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 NEZ025-182100- Nebraska National Forest-Thomas NE 41.90N 100.27W Elev. 2695 ft 1116 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 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 61 80 59 88 Temp 79 83 78 69 66 63 61 67 75 79 77 67 64 62 60 72 84 88 85 Dewpt 67 66 66 66 64 63 61 64 64 64 64 65 64 62 60 66 64 62 65 RH 67 57 67 90 93100100 90 69 60 64 93100100100 81 51 42 51 Wind dir N N NE E NE E NW N SE NE NE S S S SW SW SW SW SE Wind spd 6 8 6 3 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 5 4 Clouds SC B2 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW PoP 12hr 10 60 30 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0.07 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C S Tstms S C C C C C S Heat index 85 85 88 87 Max heat 85 82 86 89 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 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 64 88 63 85 64 85 64 85 Temp 69 64 85 84 68 63 81 83 69 65 80 83 69 64 82 82 Dewpt 64 61 66 67 64 61 63 65 63 61 65 67 66 64 66 67 PWind dir S SE E SE SE S SE NE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 20 5 40 5 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C S Tstms S S C S $$ NEZ022-182100- Crescent Lake NWS-Garden NE 41.74N 102.41W Elev. 3850 ft 1016 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 57 83 57 89 Temp 83 83 78 68 64 60 58 68 76 82 80 69 63 60 58 70 84 89 87 Dewpt 60 58 59 59 60 60 58 61 61 58 57 59 59 59 58 62 60 57 57 RH 46 43 52 73 87100100 78 60 44 45 70 87 96100 76 44 34 36 Wind dir NW N W W S W W W W NW NE SE SE S SE S S SE E Wind spd 9 9 6 8 6 6 5 8 9 9 8 9 8 6 4 4 8 8 8 Wind gust 19 20 Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 50 10 0 0 QPF 12hr 0.02 0.10 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S Tstms S C S S Heat index 83 83 82 80 84 Max heat 83 84 82 84 88 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 61 91 61 89 63 90 62 88 Temp 68 61 87 87 68 62 83 85 69 64 85 87 69 63 84 84 Dewpt 59 58 59 59 60 58 60 62 60 59 60 61 61 60 60 60 PWind dir SE SE SE SE SE SW NE SE Wind char GN GN GN BZ BZ GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 40 5 30 20 Rain shwrs C C C S Tstms C S C S $$ NEZ004-182100- Rushville-Sheridan NE 42.71N 102.47W Elev. 3746 ft 1016 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 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 56 83 57 90 Temp 79 83 78 67 63 59 57 67 76 81 81 68 64 59 57 72 85 89 87 Dewpt 58 56 57 60 59 59 57 61 60 55 54 58 57 57 56 60 56 52 53 RH 49 40 48 78 87100100 81 58 41 39 70 78 93 96 66 37 28 31 Wind dir N W W E S SW W W NW NW NW SE S SW SW SW NW N NE Wind spd 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 6 Clouds OV B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 40 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.03 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C S Tstms S C S Heat index 80 81 81 Max heat 81 83 82 84 88 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 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 60 90 60 89 62 90 61 89 Temp 68 60 85 86 68 61 82 85 70 63 84 86 69 62 83 84 Dewpt 56 56 57 56 58 57 60 59 60 59 61 59 61 59 60 58 PWind dir SE SE SE SE S W E S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 5 20 40 5 30 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S S Tstms S C S C S $$ NEZ005-182100- Valentine-Eastern Cherry NE 42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2580 ft 1116 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 84 59 81 58 89 Temp 80 84 79 70 66 62 60 67 75 79 78 68 64 61 59 73 86 89 86 Dewpt 64 61 61 63 63 62 60 63 63 62 63 64 63 61 59 64 60 57 60 RH 58 46 54 78 90100100 87 66 56 60 87 97100100 73 42 34 42 Wind dir N NE NE NE SW W W S S S E S S SW SW SW W NW N Wind spd 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 Clouds SC B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 10 60 20 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.08 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S S Tstms C C C S S S Heat index 82 84 86 86 Max heat 82 85 82 86 88 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 62 88 61 85 63 85 63 86 Temp 68 63 85 85 68 62 81 83 69 64 81 83 69 64 83 83 Dewpt 60 59 64 63 61 58 62 64 63 61 65 66 65 63 65 65 PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S S NE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN BZ LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 40 10 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C S S Tstms S S C S S $$ NEZ010-182100- O`Neill-Holt NE 42.48N 98.68W Elev. 2000 ft 1116 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 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 81 61 77 59 84 Temp 78 81 77 69 66 63 61 68 73 75 74 66 64 62 60 70 80 84 82 Dewpt 69 69 69 67 65 63 61 66 66 66 67 66 64 62 60 68 69 67 69 RH 74 67 76 93 97100100 93 79 74 79100100100100 93 69 57 65 Wind dir NW N NE SE S W NW E S S SE SE S S SW S SW SW S Wind spd 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 Clouds B2 B2 SC OV OV B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 FW CL FW CL PoP 12hr 10 50 50 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.18 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S S Tstms C C C S S Heat index 84 83 87 86 Max heat 85 84 88 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 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 63 85 63 81 62 80 62 81 Temp 68 64 81 82 68 63 77 79 67 64 75 78 67 63 77 79 Dewpt 65 63 69 70 65 61 65 67 64 62 67 70 67 63 69 71 PWind dir SW NE E E SE S S SW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 5 40 20 20 5 Rain shwrs S S C S S Tstms S S C S S $$ NEZ038-182100- Broken Bow-Custer NE 41.44N 99.66W Elev. 2475 ft 1116 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 61 80 59 86 Temp 81 85 78 69 66 63 61 68 74 78 76 66 64 61 60 70 82 86 83 Dewpt 68 68 68 68 66 63 61 66 65 65 66 66 64 61 60 67 66 64 67 RH 65 57 71 97100100100 93 74 64 71100100100100 90 58 48 59 Wind dir SW N E E W N W N W SE SE S S S S S SW SW W Wind spd 4 8 8 3 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 6 5 Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 10 50 30 30 20 QPF 12hr 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S C S S S C Tstms C C C C S C S S C Heat index 84 88 84 87 86 Max heat 85 89 82 85 88 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 63 88 62 85 63 84 62 84 Temp 68 63 85 83 67 62 81 83 68 63 80 82 67 63 80 81 Dewpt 64 62 67 68 65 61 64 65 63 61 65 67 66 63 67 68 PWind dir SW SE E SE SE S SE NE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 30 5 20 10 40 10 10 10 Rain shwrs C S C Tstms C S C $$ NEZ059-182100- North Platte-Lincoln NE 41.14N 100.68W Elev. 2800 ft 1116 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 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 88 61 82 59 90 Temp 83 88 82 71 67 64 62 68 75 81 80 69 65 62 60 71 83 89 87 Dewpt 67 65 66 67 66 64 62 65 64 64 65 66 64 62 60 67 66 64 65 RH 59 47 58 87 97100100 90 69 56 60 90 97100100 87 57 44 48 Wind dir N NE NE E NW N NW W W SW E SE SE S SE S S S S Wind spd 6 10 9 5 3 3 2 3 6 8 5 4 4 3 2 4 9 8 6 Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 70 20 20 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.23 0.01 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C S S S Tstms S C C S S S Heat index 86 90 84 82 82 85 90 89 Max heat 86 90 83 86 91 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 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 63 92 63 90 64 89 64 89 Temp 69 64 87 87 69 63 84 87 70 65 83 86 69 64 83 85 Dewpt 64 62 66 66 65 62 64 65 64 61 65 66 66 64 66 66 PWind dir S SE E SE SE S E E Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW PoP 12hr 20 0 10 5 40 0 20 10 Rain shwrs S S C S Tstms S S C S $$ NEZ057-182100- Ogallala-Keith NE 41.05N 101.80W Elev. 3223 ft 1016 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 60 83 59 89 Temp 82 86 82 70 65 62 61 67 76 81 81 69 64 61 60 70 84 89 87 Dewpt 67 65 65 64 63 62 61 65 65 64 64 64 63 61 60 66 67 64 65 RH 61 50 56 81 93100100 93 69 56 56 84 97100100 87 57 44 48 Wind dir N N NE NE S NW SW W W NW NE E SE S S S S S E Wind spd 6 9 8 5 3 3 3 5 8 8 4 4 5 4 3 4 8 8 6 Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 OV SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 70 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.05 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L L C S S S Tstms S S S S S Heat index 84 88 83 83 83 86 90 88 Max heat 86 89 82 84 87 91 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 63 92 62 90 63 90 63 89 Temp 68 63 87 88 67 63 83 87 69 64 84 87 68 64 83 86 Dewpt 62 60 65 65 63 60 65 65 62 61 65 65 64 62 65 65 PWind dir SE SE E SE SE S SE E Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 30 0 20 10 Rain shwrs C C S S Tstms C S S S $$ NEZ069-182100- Imperial-Chase NE 40.54N 101.63W Elev. 3284 ft 1016 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026 Date Tue 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 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 89 61 84 59 90 Temp 84 89 84 72 66 63 61 69 78 83 82 70 65 62 60 72 85 90 88 Dewpt 67 66 64 65 64 63 61 66 65 65 64 64 63 62 60 66 66 64 64 RH 57 47 51 79 93100100 90 64 55 55 81 93100100 81 53 42 45 Wind dir N N NE NE N SW W W W W S E SE S S S S S S Wind spd 10 11 11 8 4 4 4 5 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 9 Wind gust 21 Clouds CL FW SC B2 OV B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 60 20 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0.02 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L L C S Tstms C S S Heat index 87 92 86 85 83 87 92 89 Max heat 88 92 84 86 88 93 Date Fri 08/21/26 Sat 08/22/26 Sun 08/23/26 Mon 08/24/26 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 63 93 62 92 64 92 63 90 Temp 69 63 88 89 69 63 85 89 70 65 86 89 69 63 85 87 Dewpt 63 60 65 64 63 60 64 63 62 60 65 64 64 62 65 64 PWind dir SE S E SE SE SE E NE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 0 10 5 30 0 20 10 Rain shwrs S C S Tstms S S S $$