Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service North Platte NE
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
NEZ206-012100-
Bessey (RAWS)
42.48N 100.52W Elev. 2873 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 64 43 65 48 76
Temp 59 57 57 61 63 58 52 48 45 43 52 61 64 60 54 53 50 49 57 70 76 69
Dewpt 55 52 48 44 42 40 40 39 38 37 38 38 40 41 42 41 41 42 46 51 52 52
Min/Max RH 43 79 40 77 43
RH 87 83 72 53 46 51 63 71 76 79 59 41 41 49 63 64 71 76 66 51 43 54
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW N
Wind Dir Deg 00 01 03 04 04 05 07 10 14 16 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 31 02
Wind Spd 6 16 19 17 14 10 4 2 1 2 9 17 20 18 20 19 20 19 17 16 16 11
Wind Gust 14 27 29 26 23 18 11 17 27 31 29 33 32 33 33 28 26 24 20
Clouds OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 90 89 68 44 10 8 19 34 28 21 3 0 3 4 1 4 12 23 11 7 4 10
Vsby 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW N N
Transwnd Spd 10 17 24 20 17 12 11 9 6 8 16 21 25 20 20 21 20 19 17 16 16 18
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling 19 18 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 49 68 49 70 55 79 53 75
Temp 55 49 65 62 52 50 67 67 60 57 74 71 58 54 72 68
Dewpt 50 45 47 48 50 50 56 56 57 54 58 56 55 50 52 52
Max/Min RH 91 47 100 63 93 47 93 46
RH 83 88 52 59 93100 68 69 89 90 56 59 90 86 49 56
Wind dir N N E SE S S S S S S W N NW NW N SE
Wind spd 5 3 6 6 5 11 21 19 19 10 8 4 2 2 4 4
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ204-012100-
Crescent Lake (RAWS)
41.76N 102.44W Elev. 3900 ft
135 AM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 68 44 73 49 81
Temp 56 54 55 63 67 63 54 50 47 45 52 64 72 68 59 56 52 49 59 75 80 72
Dewpt 49 49 49 46 44 45 44 42 41 41 42 44 45 46 46 47 45 45 47 46 45 47
Min/Max RH 43 88 36 86 29
RH 77 83 79 54 44 51 68 73 81 87 69 48 38 45 62 71 77 86 65 36 29 42
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW N N NE
Wind Dir Deg 35 01 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 16 16 17 18 17 17 18 18 18 23 34 01 03
Wind Spd 8 16 18 13 11 12 13 12 14 17 23 26 25 23 23 18 16 11 8 11 18 18
Wind Gust 16 27 29 24 20 20 25 21 26 28 36 43 42 43 40 33 28 20 14 21 32 33
Clouds OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 89 77 53 25 18 16 23 32 22 10 0 1 0 3 8 13 17 17 12 3 2 12
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 6 3
Transwnd Dir N N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S S S S S W N N NE
Transwnd Spd 11 17 20 14 11 12 17 17 18 19 26 27 27 24 24 19 16 11 9 13 19 19
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR
Ceiling 19 20
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 48 72 50 79 55 82 52 78
Temp 55 48 67 66 55 52 72 74 61 56 77 74 58 53 73 72
Dewpt 48 46 47 47 51 52 54 53 54 49 47 47 50 47 47 46
Max/Min RH 95 40 100 39 80 27 82 31
RH 78 95 49 50 87100 54 48 80 77 35 38 76 82 39 39
Wind dir NE E SE SE SE S S S S W N NE NE NW S SE
Wind spd 6 4 12 14 17 17 17 14 10 6 9 5 3 3 8 6
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
NEZ206-012100-
Valentine (RAWS)
42.48N 100.52W Elev. 2927 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 63 43 66 48 76
Temp 58 55 56 61 62 57 50 47 46 45 53 63 66 61 55 53 51 49 59 72 76 68
Dewpt 52 49 45 41 40 39 39 38 37 36 38 38 41 42 42 42 42 43 47 50 52 52
Min/Max RH 44 75 39 80 43
RH 81 81 66 48 44 51 65 71 72 72 57 40 40 50 61 66 71 80 64 47 43 56
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W N N
Wind Dir Deg 35 02 03 03 04 05 07 11 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 21 25 00 01
Wind Spd 6 17 17 13 12 8 4 3 3 4 12 19 20 18 21 20 19 17 14 12 14 11
Wind Gust 16 28 28 23 20 16 12 21 29 33 32 34 33 33 31 25 21 25 23
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 84 70 28 11 22 33 47 35 35 17 0 3 3 7 11 11 17 13 10 7 6
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W N N
Transwnd Spd 10 20 23 18 14 12 11 10 10 12 20 27 28 23 24 24 21 18 14 12 19 17
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD PR
Ceiling 23 21 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 47 67 48 72 55 79 52 74
Temp 54 47 64 62 52 50 69 68 59 56 75 71 57 53 71 68
Dewpt 49 45 45 47 49 50 55 57 56 53 55 55 52 49 50 51
Max/Min RH 91 47 98 57 92 43 85 43
RH 83 91 50 58 88 98 61 67 90 90 50 56 84 83 48 55
Wind dir N N E SE S S S S S S NW N NW NW NW SE
Wind spd 5 3 5 6 9 14 20 17 17 9 8 4 3 3 5 4
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ208-012100-
McKelvie (RAWS)
42.69N 101.13W Elev. 3060 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 64 43 69 51 77
Temp 57 54 56 61 64 58 51 47 45 44 54 65 69 64 58 55 53 52 61 74 76 68
Dewpt 50 48 43 39 39 37 37 36 36 36 38 38 42 41 42 43 43 45 48 49 50 47
Min/Max RH 40 73 37 79 39
RH 77 80 63 44 40 46 59 65 70 72 55 37 37 44 56 64 70 78 62 42 40 48
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW NW N N
Wind Dir Deg 00 01 03 04 04 06 09 12 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 22 33 00 01
Wind Spd 9 16 16 13 12 11 6 4 5 9 17 23 24 20 24 20 18 13 11 12 19 13
Wind Gust 19 28 26 21 20 18 13 12 18 28 37 39 35 37 35 33 25 20 21 32 23
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 81 74 68 35 33 37 32 42 29 56 6 2 3 4 9 15 20 15 10 10 2 6
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW N N N
Transwnd Spd 13 18 21 14 12 11 12 11 13 16 24 28 29 21 24 21 19 13 12 13 21 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD VG PR PR PR PR PR PR PR VG PR
Ceiling 20 19 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 47 69 50 74 56 80 52 75
Temp 53 47 66 63 53 52 70 69 61 57 77 71 57 53 72 67
Dewpt 47 45 44 44 48 50 55 55 55 52 51 50 49 47 48 47
Max/Min RH 93 43 94 53 86 36 83 40
RH 80 93 46 51 82 93 59 62 81 83 40 47 75 80 43 49
Wind dir N N SE SE S S S S S SW N N NW NW W SE
Wind spd 4 3 8 10 12 16 21 18 14 9 9 6 3 4 8 6
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ206-012100-
North Platte Airport (METAR)
41.12N 100.67W Elev. 2776 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 64 42 64 47 75
Temp 60 59 57 61 64 60 51 48 45 43 50 59 63 60 53 51 49 47 54 68 75 69
Dewpt 56 55 53 50 48 46 44 42 40 39 40 40 42 44 43 43 43 43 46 53 54 56
Min/Max RH 55 88 46 84 48
RH 86 88 86 66 56 60 75 79 83 86 68 49 46 55 70 73 79 84 74 58 48 62
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW NE
Wind Dir Deg 01 01 03 04 04 06 08 10 13 13 15 17 17 16 17 18 18 18 20 20 22 03
Wind Spd 10 11 18 17 14 9 5 3 2 2 5 13 16 14 14 13 14 13 12 14 13 6
Wind Gust 20 24 32 29 25 18 13 13 24 28 28 28 26 27 26 24 26 24 17
Clouds OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 93 75 70 44 11 10 6 6 12 6 2 0 1 3 3 3 6 9 10 9 6 3
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs S S
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE E E E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW W N
Transwnd Spd 12 13 24 24 18 12 11 9 8 8 14 19 23 18 18 18 17 16 17 17 13 12
Smoke Disp PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling 11 13 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 50 69 50 71 55 79 54 76
Temp 56 50 66 64 53 51 66 66 59 57 73 71 59 55 72 69
Dewpt 51 46 50 53 52 51 58 59 57 55 59 60 57 52 56 56
Max/Min RH 87 53 100 68 96 52 93 50
RH 83 86 57 67 96100 74 77 94 93 62 67 93 90 57 64
Wind dir N N E SE SE S S S S S SW NE N N NE SE
Wind spd 5 4 8 6 6 10 18 16 12 9 6 4 2 2 4 3
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ208-012100-
Valentine Airport (METAR)
42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2589 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 63 43 67 50 77
Temp 57 54 56 61 62 57 51 47 45 44 54 63 67 63 57 55 52 51 61 73 76 68
Dewpt 51 47 43 40 39 38 38 37 36 36 38 38 41 43 42 42 42 43 48 50 52 52
Min/Max RH 42 73 39 74 42
RH 79 77 61 46 42 49 61 67 70 72 54 39 39 48 57 62 69 74 63 45 43 57
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW NW N N
Wind Dir Deg 00 02 03 03 03 05 06 10 12 13 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 22 30 00 01
Wind Spd 10 16 14 12 12 8 3 2 2 4 12 20 21 18 21 20 19 14 12 11 17 10
Wind Gust 20 28 25 20 19 14 11 21 31 33 29 35 32 32 27 21 19 27 18
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 70 79 76 29 24 33 39 35 44 49 21 0 3 3 7 8 14 20 11 8 3 6
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW SW NW N N
Transwnd Spd 13 19 21 16 13 11 10 8 9 11 20 26 27 19 21 21 19 16 12 12 20 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD PR
Ceiling 22 23 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 47 68 49 74 56 79 52 74
Temp 53 47 65 62 52 51 69 69 61 57 76 71 57 53 71 68
Dewpt 48 44 45 47 48 50 55 57 56 53 54 55 52 48 50 51
Max/Min RH 90 44 95 53 90 43 85 43
RH 83 90 48 58 85 95 59 65 84 87 46 56 82 82 46 55
Wind dir N N E SE S S S S S SW NW N NW NW NW SE
Wind spd 4 1 5 6 9 14 21 17 16 8 8 4 2 3 5 4
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ209-012100-
Broken Bow Airport (METAR)
41.43N 99.65W Elev. 2546 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 62 42 61 46 70
Temp 60 59 57 60 61 57 50 47 44 42 51 58 61 58 52 50 48 47 54 65 70 66
Dewpt 58 57 53 49 46 45 41 40 38 37 40 41 43 45 43 42 41 41 45 52 55 56
Min/Max RH 56 82 50 83 59
RH 94 93 84 67 60 63 72 75 79 82 65 53 51 62 70 73 77 81 72 62 59 70
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW NE
Wind Dir Deg 01 01 02 03 03 04 04 04 06 12 14 16 17 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 04
Wind Spd 9 11 17 17 14 8 4 2 1 1 4 10 13 11 12 12 14 14 14 16 13 5
Wind Gust 18 23 29 28 25 17 12 11 19 24 21 24 24 26 28 27 27 24 13
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 88 82 73 62 28 11 10 10 11 7 0 2 1 5 3 5 6 13 10 7 7 5
Vsby 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs S
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 2 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW N
Transwnd Spd 13 12 23 24 20 12 10 9 6 6 12 17 20 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 13 10
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling 7 <1 <1 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 50 66 48 66 54 74 54 72
Temp 56 50 63 61 51 49 64 64 59 56 70 69 59 56 70 68
Dewpt 51 46 49 52 50 48 57 58 56 54 60 62 57 52 56 58
Max/Min RH 87 57 100 78 94 67 96 58
RH 83 86 61 74 95 97 78 83 90 93 71 78 94 88 62 70
Wind dir N N NE E SE S S S S S S SE NW NW N SE
Wind spd 4 4 6 3 3 6 17 13 13 11 8 3 2 2 4 3
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
$$
NEZ210-012100-
Imperial Airport (METAR)
40.52N 101.62W Elev. 3271 ft
135 AM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 67 42 69 47 82
Temp 58 57 59 64 66 63 53 48 44 42 51 63 68 64 55 52 49 48 57 74 81 74
Dewpt 53 52 54 52 50 49 47 44 42 41 42 41 44 45 43 43 42 43 47 51 51 53
Min/Max RH 54 95 41 83 35
RH 84 83 83 65 57 60 79 85 92 95 71 44 41 49 65 71 77 83 69 44 35 48
Wind Dir N N N NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NE
Wind Dir Deg 00 01 02 04 05 07 10 12 15 16 16 16 17 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 32 04
Wind Spd 11 12 16 16 13 9 5 3 3 4 10 14 19 16 14 12 13 12 12 11 12 8
Wind Gust 23 24 28 27 24 17 13 18 26 31 31 27 25 26 25 23 21 23 18
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 81 74 64 16 19 11 1 7 7 5 1 4 4 4 1 5 14 14 5 8 12
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs C S
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE E E E S S S S S S S S S S SW SW NW NE
Transwnd Spd 14 17 19 20 16 13 12 12 10 11 18 19 23 19 18 19 17 16 14 12 12 13
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Ceiling 10 12 <1 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 50 73 50 78 55 83 53 79
Temp 56 50 69 67 55 52 73 73 61 57 78 76 59 54 75 73
Dewpt 50 47 50 51 52 52 57 57 56 53 54 55 54 51 53 52
Max/Min RH 90 46 100 50 88 37 90 39
RH 80 90 51 56 90100 57 56 84 86 44 48 84 90 46 48
Wind dir NE N E SE SE S S S S S NW NE N NW E SE
Wind spd 6 5 9 10 10 11 17 14 11 6 6 4 3 4 4 5
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ208-012100-
Ainsworth Airport (METAR)
42.57N 100.00W Elev. 2579 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 62 44 64 50 75
Temp 59 56 56 60 62 57 51 48 47 46 54 61 64 60 55 54 52 51 59 70 75 69
Dewpt 54 50 45 42 41 41 40 38 37 37 39 39 41 43 43 42 42 42 47 52 53 54
Min/Max RH 46 73 42 73 46
RH 83 80 66 51 46 54 66 69 68 70 57 44 44 54 64 64 69 73 65 53 46 60
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW N N
Wind Dir Deg 35 01 03 03 03 04 07 11 13 15 16 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 23 34 01
Wind Spd 5 14 14 13 11 6 3 1 1 2 9 17 19 16 20 21 21 20 17 13 12 9
Wind Gust 13 25 25 21 19 14 17 26 28 28 32 33 35 34 27 23 20 18
Clouds B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 83 76 74 21 15 23 33 30 47 32 18 1 2 3 4 6 8 15 14 8 10 6
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 5 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW N N
Transwnd Spd 9 18 21 18 16 11 9 6 6 9 18 23 26 20 23 24 23 20 17 13 14 14
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD PR
Ceiling 22 <1 21
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 48 66 49 70 55 78 53 73
Temp 54 48 64 61 52 51 67 66 59 58 74 71 58 54 70 67
Dewpt 50 45 47 49 49 50 56 58 56 55 58 58 55 50 53 54
Max/Min RH 89 50 97 63 93 49 89 48
RH 86 89 54 65 89 96 69 76 90 90 56 64 89 86 54 62
Wind dir N N NE E S S S S S S W N NW NW NW SE
Wind spd 4 2 4 4 6 13 20 17 18 12 6 2 2 3 4 3
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ209-012100-
O`Neill Airport (METAR)
42.47N 98.68W Elev. 2031 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 62 45 61 50 70
Temp 62 58 57 59 61 57 52 49 47 45 53 58 61 58 54 53 52 50 56 66 70 65
Dewpt 60 55 48 45 43 42 41 39 38 38 40 40 42 44 43 43 43 42 46 51 55 56
Min/Max RH 51 76 49 75 58
RH 93 88 73 59 51 57 65 68 72 75 62 51 50 59 67 69 71 75 69 59 58 71
Wind Dir N N N N N N NE N N SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW N
Wind Dir Deg 34 01 02 02 02 02 02 02 00 12 13 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 23 35
Wind Spd 5 14 16 14 13 6 3 2 2 1 4 11 13 11 14 16 17 19 18 18 13 5
Wind Gust 13 25 27 24 21 16 19 23 23 26 27 31 32 29 27 23 13
Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 68 79 65 42 17 23 36 15 22 40 7 1 1 2 7 6 6 16 8 10 5 11
Vsby 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1
Transwnd Dir N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW N
Transwnd Spd 9 18 23 20 19 12 9 8 6 6 11 17 19 17 19 20 19 20 21 18 13 10
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling 22 19 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 50 64 48 65 55 73 55 70
Temp 56 50 61 58 49 48 63 62 58 57 69 68 59 55 67 65
Dewpt 52 47 49 50 48 47 54 56 55 55 60 62 58 53 56 57
Max/Min RH 91 57 96 73 94 68 96 62
RH 85 89 64 73 96 96 73 82 91 92 73 81 95 93 69 75
Wind dir NW N N E SE S S S S S SW W NW NW N SE
Wind spd 5 4 5 2 3 6 18 16 17 17 10 3 3 3 4 2
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ206-012100-
Thedford Airport (METAR)
41.96N 100.57W Elev. 2927 ft
235 AM CDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 64 42 66 48 77
Temp 59 56 56 62 64 59 51 47 44 43 52 62 65 60 54 53 50 49 57 71 76 69
Dewpt 54 51 46 43 42 40 39 39 37 36 38 37 40 41 41 42 42 42 46 51 52 51
Min/Max RH 43 77 38 79 43
RH 82 83 70 51 44 49 63 72 76 77 58 40 39 49 61 66 74 77 67 49 43 54
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW N N
Wind Dir Deg 35 01 03 04 04 06 08 11 14 16 16 17 18 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 34 02
Wind Spd 5 16 19 16 14 9 4 2 1 2 10 19 21 19 21 20 21 19 17 14 16 12
Wind Gust 14 28 31 26 23 17 11 19 31 34 33 35 33 34 34 29 25 26 24
Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 87 89 79 36 8 12 22 30 26 23 4 0 1 5 1 2 14 24 10 6 4 9
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 3 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW N N
Transwnd Spd 11 18 24 20 14 12 11 10 9 10 18 24 27 20 21 23 21 20 17 14 16 20
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling 20 20 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 48 68 48 71 55 79 53 75
Temp 55 48 65 63 52 50 67 67 60 56 75 71 58 54 72 68
Dewpt 50 45 47 48 50 50 56 57 56 54 56 55 54 49 51 51
Max/Min RH 90 47 100 61 93 44 90 43
RH 83 89 51 58 94100 67 69 89 93 53 57 87 84 49 55
Wind dir N N E SE S S S S S S NW N NW NW N SE
Wind spd 4 3 5 6 8 11 21 18 17 9 6 3 1 2 4 3
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ210-012100-
Grant Airport (METAR)
40.87N 101.73W Elev. 3425 ft
135 AM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 68 43 69 49 81
Temp 58 57 58 63 67 63 54 49 46 44 51 61 68 65 56 54 51 49 57 73 81 74
Dewpt 52 51 53 51 50 48 47 44 41 40 41 42 45 45 45 44 43 43 48 51 51 53
Min/Max RH 53 89 42 81 35
RH 79 81 83 65 54 57 77 83 84 87 68 50 44 48 66 70 75 80 72 45 35 47
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW N NE
Wind Dir Deg 00 00 03 04 05 07 11 14 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 22 00 03
Wind Spd 9 10 14 14 11 8 6 5 4 6 11 17 19 17 17 16 16 13 11 9 10 9
Wind Gust 18 19 26 24 19 16 14 11 11 12 20 27 28 29 29 28 28 25 20 18 18 19
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 86 77 76 41 15 21 16 7 11 6 6 0 3 3 7 0 10 19 18 5 7 5
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs S S
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 1
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW N NE
Transwnd Spd 12 13 20 19 13 12 13 13 12 14 20 23 25 20 19 20 18 17 13 11 12 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling 14 16 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 50 72 51 77 56 82 54 78
Temp 56 50 67 67 55 53 71 73 62 57 77 76 60 54 74 73
Dewpt 50 46 50 51 53 52 57 56 56 53 54 54 54 50 52 52
Max/Min RH 86 47 100 52 87 37 87 39
RH 80 86 55 56 93 98 61 56 81 83 45 47 81 87 47 48
Wind dir NE NE SE SE SE S S S S SW NW NE N NW E SE
Wind spd 6 4 8 10 11 13 17 14 12 6 6 4 3 4 4 4
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ204-012100-
Ogallala Airport (METAR)
41.12N 101.77W Elev. 3278 ft
135 AM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 67 44 68 50 80
Temp 59 58 57 63 67 63 54 49 46 45 51 61 68 65 56 54 52 50 57 72 80 74
Dewpt 52 52 52 51 49 48 47 44 42 41 42 44 46 46 46 45 45 44 49 52 52 53
Min/Max RH 53 89 44 82 39
RH 78 80 83 65 53 57 77 83 87 88 73 53 46 51 69 73 77 82 74 49 39 48
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S W N NE
Wind Dir Deg 00 01 03 05 06 08 11 13 15 15 16 17 17 16 17 18 18 19 20 24 00 03
Wind Spd 6 10 16 13 11 9 8 5 4 5 11 18 19 17 17 16 13 10 10 9 9 11
Wind Gust 16 20 28 25 20 16 16 12 12 13 21 29 31 31 31 28 27 21 18 18 19 23
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 78 83 76 36 16 24 17 15 7 8 5 0 2 5 6 1 8 21 14 6 11 7
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 2 1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 4 2
Transwnd Dir N N NE NE NE E E SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W N NE
Transwnd Spd 11 12 21 19 13 11 13 12 12 13 20 23 25 19 18 19 17 13 13 11 13 19
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling 18 20 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 50 71 52 76 57 82 54 78
Temp 56 50 66 67 55 53 69 72 62 58 75 75 59 55 73 73
Dewpt 50 47 51 52 53 52 58 57 56 53 55 55 54 51 54 53
Max/Min RH 89 50 100 54 90 40 91 42
RH 81 89 59 58 92 98 68 59 83 84 50 50 83 87 50 49
Wind dir NE NE SE SE SE S S S S SW NW NE N NW SE SE
Wind spd 6 3 8 10 11 12 17 14 11 5 5 4 2 3 4 4
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ204-012100-
Gordon Airport (METAR)
42.80N 102.17W Elev. 3560 ft
135 AM MDT Thu Oct 1 2026
Date Thu 10/01/26 Fri 10/02/26 Sat 10/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 62 42 72 50 75
Temp 54 50 54 59 61 58 50 47 46 44 53 64 70 67 60 57 53 50 60 72 74 67
Dewpt 49 47 45 43 42 41 38 36 37 38 41 46 48 49 46 45 45 46 50 51 50 50
Min/Max RH 47 81 44 86 43
RH 82 91 72 54 49 54 65 67 70 77 64 52 46 52 61 64 74 86 69 48 43 53
Wind Dir N N NE NE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W N N N
Wind Dir Deg 01 02 04 06 08 09 10 13 15 15 17 18 19 18 18 20 20 22 27 35 01 02
Wind Spd 9 13 11 10 8 8 9 6 8 11 17 23 20 16 21 17 12 9 8 11 17 9
Wind Gust 20 25 21 17 14 17 19 17 19 23 28 33 31 28 34 29 26 20 17 20 26 21
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 71 73 52 37 36 37 26 27 30 26 2 0 2 6 7 8 20 17 11 4 3 9
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 5 3
Transwnd Dir N NE NE E E E E SE SE S S S SW S S S SW SW NW N N N
Transwnd Spd 16 19 19 13 10 11 14 16 16 19 26 29 25 19 21 20 16 11 11 16 19 14
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Ceiling <1 <1
Date Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 44 69 50 77 54 78 50 75
Temp 51 44 65 64 54 51 72 72 60 56 75 71 56 51 72 68
Dewpt 46 44 49 49 48 51 56 56 53 48 50 50 47 45 49 49
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 47 80 36 80 39
RH 83100 54 58 80100 58 57 78 75 41 48 72 80 44 50
Wind dir NE SE SE SE S S S S S W N N N W S SE
Wind spd 2 0 6 9 10 13 16 6 8 5 8 3 1 2 5 3
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
This product is for planning and review purposes only and
is not to be substituted for an official fire weather spot
forecast. The data displayed are caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
the NWS via email at nws.northplatte@noaa.gov.
Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note: Winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min temp or Min/Max temp(F).....maximum/minimum air temperature
Temp(F).............................air temperature
Dewpt(F)............................dew point temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........maximum/minimum humidity
RH(%)...............................relative humidity
Wind dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. wind direction
Wind dir deg(degrees)...............20 ft. wind direction in tens of degrees
relative to due north.
Example: 09 = 90 degrees = east; 18 = 180 degrees = south;
27 = 270 degrees = west; 36 = 360 degrees = north
Wind spd(mph).......................20 ft. wind speed
Wind gust(mph)......................20 ft. wind gust
Wind chill..........................wind chill temperature
Heat indx...........................heat index
Clouds(cat).........................cloud cover category
Example: CL = clear; FW = few; SC = scattered;
B1 = mostly cloudy; B2 = considerable clouds; OV = overcast
Clouds(%)...........................cloud cover as a percentage
Vsby................................visibility value in statute miles
PoP 12hr(%).........................probability of accumulating precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................liquid equivalent precipitation amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........rain
Rain Shwrs.....rain showers
Tstms..........thunderstorms
Drizzle........drizzle
Snow...........snow
Snow Shwrs.....snow showers
Sleet..........sleet
Flurries.......flurries
Frzg Rain......freezing rain
Frzg Drzl......freezing drizzle
Coverage...
S..............slight chance
C..............chance
L..............likely
O..............occasional
D..............definite
AR.............areas
PA.............patchy
Mix Hgt(Thousands of ft AGL)........mixing height
Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 feet
T wind dir(8 point compass).........transport wind direction
T wind spd(mph).....................transport wind speed
Ceiling (Thousands of ft AGL).......ceiling
Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 feet
Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min temp or Min/Max temp(F).....maximum/minimum air temperature
Temp(F).............................air temperature
Dewpt(F)............................dew point temperature
RH(%)...............................relative humidity
Wind dir............................20 ft. wind direction
Wind spd(mph).......................20 ft. wind speed
Avg clouds(cat).....................average cloud cover category
PoP 12hr(%).........................probability for accumulating precipitation
Weather...
See day 1 through 3 weather descriptions