Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
829 FOUS53 KLBF 181831 PFMLBF Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service North Platte NE 131 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 NEZ025-182100- Nebraska National Forest-Thomas NE 41.90N 100.27W Elev. 2695 ft 131 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 56 64 Temp 82 80 68 65 63 62 62 64 68 67 62 61 60 58 57 60 63 62 Dewpt 66 67 68 65 63 62 62 62 62 62 62 61 60 58 57 59 59 59 RH 58 65100100100100100 93 81 84100100100100100 96 87 90 Wind dir N NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E Wind spd 5 5 8 4 4 5 8 9 10 11 9 6 5 5 8 8 9 10 Clouds SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 0 40 20 40 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.14 0 0.08 0.08 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C S S S S L L L L D 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 53 64 50 66 54 70 56 73 Temp 57 54 60 63 55 52 59 64 56 55 63 68 59 57 68 70 Dewpt 57 54 56 55 54 52 56 56 56 54 59 60 59 57 60 60 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 50 20 10 20 30 40 20 Rain shwrs D L C C S S S C C C S Tstms S S S $$ NEZ022-182100- Crescent Lake NWS-Garden NE 41.74N 102.41W Elev. 3850 ft 1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 83 58 74 53 66 Temp 82 80 67 63 61 59 62 69 74 68 58 57 56 55 56 62 66 62 Dewpt 57 58 60 61 61 59 61 60 59 59 58 57 56 55 56 56 55 55 RH 43 47 78 93100100 97 73 59 73100100100100100 81 68 78 Wind dir N NE NE N NE NE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE S NE Wind spd 5 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 9 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 6 Clouds B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 60 50 100 90 QPF 12hr 0 0.19 0.11 0.55 0.34 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L S S D L L D D D D L Tstms S S C S C C C Heat index 82 81 Max heat 82 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 49 67 49 67 53 74 54 76 Temp 54 50 62 66 54 52 62 65 56 54 68 70 58 55 71 72 Dewpt 54 50 53 52 53 52 56 56 56 54 57 57 57 55 55 54 PWind dir N NE SE SE SE S SE SE Wind char LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 70 20 10 10 20 10 20 5 Rain shwrs L C S S S S S Tstms C S $$ NEZ004-182100- Rushville-Sheridan NE 42.71N 102.47W Elev. 3746 ft 1231 PM 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 63 Temp 77 74 62 60 59 57 61 66 70 64 57 55 55 54 57 59 62 59 Dewpt 61 64 62 60 59 57 61 61 59 62 57 55 55 54 57 58 57 58 RH 58 71100100100100100 84 68 93100100100100100 96 84 96 Wind dir N E E NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E Wind spd 4 4 5 2 2 2 3 5 6 9 8 4 4 3 4 8 8 6 Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 0 30 50 100 100 QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.07 0.44 0.57 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S C D D D D D D D D Tstms S S S C S S S C 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 64 47 69 52 75 52 76 Temp 52 49 60 62 52 51 64 66 55 54 69 71 57 54 72 72 Dewpt 52 49 55 55 51 51 57 58 55 54 59 59 56 53 57 56 PWind dir NE NE SE S S S S S Wind char LT LT GN BZ BZ BZ LT LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 FW PoP 12hr 90 30 10 10 20 20 20 5 Rain shwrs D C C S S S S S Tstms C $$ NEZ005-182100- Valentine-Eastern Cherry NE 42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2580 ft 131 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 79 57 68 53 62 Temp 77 74 65 61 61 59 62 62 66 65 60 58 57 56 58 58 61 60 Dewpt 67 67 65 61 61 59 61 62 62 62 60 58 57 56 58 58 59 59 RH 71 79100100100100 97100 87 90100100100100100100 93 96 Wind dir N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 8 8 5 4 4 4 8 8 9 10 8 6 6 5 8 9 10 10 Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 5 10 90 90 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0.29 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C D D D D D D Tstms S Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 50 62 48 68 52 73 55 75 Temp 55 51 58 61 53 50 62 66 55 54 66 70 58 56 70 72 Dewpt 55 51 56 56 52 50 55 57 55 54 59 61 58 56 60 60 PWind dir E NE SE SE S S S S Wind char LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN LT Avg clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 60 20 10 20 20 30 10 Rain shwrs D D L S S S S S C C Tstms S S $$ NEZ010-182100- O`Neill-Holt NE 42.48N 98.68W Elev. 2000 ft 131 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 56 61 Temp 82 77 68 66 64 62 63 63 64 66 63 61 60 58 59 59 61 61 Dewpt 71 72 68 66 64 62 63 63 64 65 63 61 60 58 59 59 60 61 RH 69 85100100100100100100100 97100100100100100100 97100 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 5 5 6 5 5 6 9 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 6 Clouds B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.02 0 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C L L D 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 53 60 49 63 52 67 55 68 Temp 58 54 57 59 53 51 59 61 54 53 61 65 58 56 64 66 Dewpt 58 54 57 58 53 51 56 59 54 53 59 62 58 56 62 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 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 80 60 10 0 10 20 50 20 Rain shwrs D D L S S S C C S Tstms S S $$ NEZ038-182100- Broken Bow-Custer NE 41.44N 99.66W Elev. 2475 ft 131 PM CDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 85 61 71 56 63 Temp 84 81 69 66 64 62 63 65 68 67 63 61 59 58 58 60 62 62 Dewpt 68 70 69 66 64 62 63 65 65 66 63 61 59 58 58 59 61 62 RH 59 69100100100100100100 90 97100100100100100 96 97100 Wind dir NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 3 3 8 6 6 6 9 9 10 10 9 6 5 5 6 6 8 8 Clouds SC SC B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 PoP 12hr 5 60 20 20 40 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0.01 0.07 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C S C C S S L Tstms C Heat index 87 84 Max heat 83 88 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 63 49 64 51 67 54 70 Temp 58 54 58 62 54 50 58 62 56 53 60 65 59 56 65 67 Dewpt 58 54 58 59 54 50 57 60 56 53 59 63 59 56 62 64 PWind dir NE N E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT Avg clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 30 20 5 20 30 40 20 Rain shwrs L C C C S S C S C C S S Tstms S $$ NEZ059-182100- North Platte-Lincoln NE 41.14N 100.68W Elev. 2800 ft 131 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 72 57 65 Temp 84 82 71 67 64 63 63 66 70 68 62 61 60 59 58 61 64 63 Dewpt 65 68 68 67 64 63 63 65 64 65 62 61 60 59 58 60 61 62 RH 53 63 90100100100100 97 81 90100100100100100 97 90 97 Wind dir N NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E Wind spd 4 3 6 5 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 5 5 6 6 8 6 Clouds SC SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 0 80 20 60 60 QPF 12hr 0 0.19 0.01 0.14 0.03 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D S S S C L C C L L 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 54 66 50 65 54 68 56 71 Temp 58 54 60 63 56 52 59 63 57 55 61 66 60 57 67 69 Dewpt 58 54 59 60 55 52 58 60 57 55 60 63 60 57 62 64 PWind dir NE NE E SE SE S SE S Wind char LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 20 20 10 30 30 40 20 Rain shwrs L C S S S C C S C C S S Tstms S $$ NEZ057-182100- Ogallala-Keith NE 41.05N 101.80W Elev. 3223 ft 1231 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026 Date Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 86 61 73 56 66 Temp 84 82 70 65 63 61 63 66 72 69 61 59 58 57 58 61 65 64 Dewpt 64 65 64 64 63 61 63 65 65 63 61 59 58 57 58 60 61 61 RH 51 56 81 97100100100 97 79 81100100100100100 97 87 90 Wind dir N E NE NW NE NE NE NE E E NE E NE NE NE E E E Wind spd 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 Clouds SC B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 70 30 70 80 QPF 12hr 0 0.16 0.02 0.28 0.07 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs L C C S L C C C D D L Tstms S S S S S S Heat index 85 84 Max heat 86 Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 53 66 50 65 55 70 56 73 Temp 57 53 61 66 56 52 60 63 57 55 64 67 59 57 68 69 Dewpt 57 53 59 60 55 52 59 60 57 55 62 62 59 57 62 62 PWind dir E N E SE SE S S SE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN LT Avg clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 30 20 20 30 30 30 10 Rain shwrs L C S C S S S C C S C C C Tstms S S S $$ NEZ069-182100- Imperial-Chase NE 40.54N 101.63W Elev. 3284 ft 1231 PM 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 76 57 69 Temp 86 83 71 66 63 62 64 70 75 72 61 60 59 58 59 64 68 66 Dewpt 63 64 63 63 63 62 64 66 65 64 61 60 59 58 59 61 61 61 RH 46 53 76 90100100100 87 71 76100100100100100 90 78 84 Wind dir N NE NW NW NE N NE NE E E N NE NE NE NE NE NE E Wind spd 5 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 Clouds SC SC B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 40 30 80 70 QPF 12hr 0 0.23 0.04 0.45 0.06 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S L C L L L L L Tstms C S S S S Heat index 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 53 69 51 67 55 73 57 75 Temp 57 54 64 68 56 53 63 65 57 56 68 70 60 57 71 71 Dewpt 57 54 58 58 55 53 59 60 57 56 61 62 60 57 61 61 PWind dir E N E SE SE S S SE Wind char LT LT GN GN GN BZ GN LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 70 10 20 20 30 20 30 10 Rain shwrs L C S S C C S S C S Tstms S S S $$