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 Sat Oct 3 2026
NEZ206-032100-
Bessey (RAWS)
42.48N 100.52W Elev. 2873 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 78 45 71 51 75
Temp 53 51 59 75 78 70 60 53 48 45 54 67 71 65 57 54 52 51 58 71 75 70
Dewpt 45 47 51 53 51 50 48 45 42 40 44 45 47 46 47 47 46 47 51 55 55 55
Min/Max RH 39 83 42 85 50
RH 75 85 75 47 39 49 64 74 80 82 68 46 42 50 71 77 80 85 77 56 50 59
Wind Dir S SW SW NW N N N N N NW NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 20 20 23 29 01 02 00 00 34 33 02 12 14 14 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 18
Wind Spd 23 21 17 12 20 11 5 4 3 2 1 4 8 8 10 10 11 13 18 23 23 16
Wind Gust 37 35 27 20 29 19 13 14 14 19 20 23 26 29 34 33 27
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 5 0 1 3 2 7 7 15 26 21 6 1 3 1 5 9 10 0 0 0 1
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 2 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1
Transwnd Dir S SW SW NW N N N N N N NE NE S SE S S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 24 21 20 13 21 13 13 12 9 6 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 17 21 24 23 17
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 83 54 77 56 77 55 80
Temp 60 55 79 75 59 54 74 71 59 56 73 71 59 56 75 74
Dewpt 56 52 54 52 51 46 52 52 53 51 54 54 55 52 57 56
Max/Min RH 92 36 75 42 86 46 93 47
RH 86 90 42 45 74 74 47 52 80 83 51 55 87 87 55 54
Wind dir S SW N E NW N E SE S W NW E S S S S
Wind spd 12 3 4 3 2 2 6 5 4 3 10 5 5 6 16 16
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ204-032100-
Crescent Lake (RAWS)
41.76N 102.44W Elev. 3900 ft
135 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 45 75 50 83
Temp 52 48 60 76 78 70 58 51 47 45 54 68 74 69 60 56 52 50 58 75 83 77
Dewpt 48 47 46 47 48 50 46 43 41 41 45 47 46 47 48 49 50 50 52 51 44 49
Min/Max RH 34 86 36 98 25
RH 86 96 59 35 35 49 65 74 81 86 71 47 37 45 65 77 92 98 79 42 25 37
Wind Dir S S NW N N NE NE NE N E SE S S SE SE S S S S S SW SE
Wind Dir Deg 18 19 30 35 01 02 04 02 01 09 15 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 18 20 21 15
Wind Spd 16 8 9 23 20 13 9 3 2 3 9 18 19 19 20 18 17 16 14 12 8 6
Wind Gust 27 14 17 36 34 26 19 16 29 33 33 35 33 31 28 25 23 19 13
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 9 18 1 2 0 16 27 12 32 16 17 0 0 2 3 2 2 10 9 0 0 7
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 4 <1
Transwnd Dir S SW NW N N NE NE NE E SE SE S S S SE S S S S SW SW SE
Transwnd Spd 18 10 11 23 20 13 14 10 8 8 10 18 19 19 20 19 18 17 17 13 11 9
Smoke Disp PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 54 84 53 80 54 79 54 83
Temp 60 54 79 77 59 53 74 74 59 54 74 73 59 54 76 77
Dewpt 51 43 46 45 47 46 48 47 51 48 48 48 51 50 50 47
Max/Min RH 76 27 78 29 78 31 86 27
RH 74 65 31 32 65 77 39 39 74 78 40 41 76 86 40 35
Wind dir S NW N E E NE S SE S W N E SE S S S
Wind spd 4 8 9 5 4 4 10 8 6 6 9 8 9 9 13 11
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ206-032100-
Valentine (RAWS)
42.48N 100.52W Elev. 2927 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 77 45 71 51 77
Temp 52 50 60 75 76 68 58 51 47 45 55 67 71 65 56 53 52 51 60 72 77 72
Dewpt 47 48 51 51 50 48 46 43 41 40 43 43 45 45 46 46 46 47 51 54 54 56
Min/Max RH 39 82 39 86 45
RH 81 92 72 43 40 49 64 74 79 82 64 42 39 49 68 77 80 86 72 52 45 57
Wind Dir S SW SW N N N N N NW NW SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 20 20 24 34 00 00 00 35 33 31 13 15 15 14 15 17 18 18 19 19 20 19
Wind Spd 21 17 12 17 18 10 6 4 3 1 1 5 9 9 11 11 14 17 19 19 19 12
Wind Gust 35 29 21 28 27 20 16 11 17 17 21 23 27 29 31 32 29 24
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 3 3 2 5 2 8 30 18 12 28 26 2 2 3 8 4 5 1 0 0 3
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir S SW W N N N N N N N E S S SE S S S S S S SW S
Transwnd Spd 25 20 14 20 23 16 14 12 8 5 4 6 9 10 14 17 18 20 25 24 20 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 83 53 77 55 76 56 80
Temp 59 55 79 74 58 53 74 71 58 55 73 70 58 56 75 74
Dewpt 55 50 49 49 47 45 50 50 51 49 51 52 52 51 55 55
Max/Min RH 90 32 75 36 81 41 83 42
RH 88 83 35 42 68 75 42 48 76 80 46 53 80 83 48 51
Wind dir S W N NE NE N SE E S W N E S S S S
Wind spd 10 4 5 4 3 3 8 5 6 5 10 5 6 9 16 14
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ208-032100-
McKelvie (RAWS)
42.69N 101.13W Elev. 3060 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 77 44 73 52 80
Temp 54 51 61 75 77 68 58 50 46 44 55 69 73 67 58 54 53 52 61 75 80 74
Dewpt 48 48 49 49 47 44 44 41 39 39 42 43 45 44 45 46 47 48 52 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 36 82 38 87 40
RH 80 90 65 39 36 42 60 71 77 82 62 39 38 43 62 74 80 87 72 48 40 50
Wind Dir SW SW W N N N N N NW W S S SE SE SE S S S S S SW S
Wind Dir Deg 20 22 28 34 35 35 00 35 32 28 17 16 15 15 15 17 18 19 19 20 20 19
Wind Spd 20 12 11 21 20 13 5 4 3 2 3 10 13 12 13 13 14 16 18 18 16 10
Wind Gust 35 25 20 35 33 25 13 17 23 21 25 26 29 31 31 29 27 19
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 10 2 12 3 2 6 23 48 25 11 25 16 11 3 2 3 4 1 6 8 0 5
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1
Transwnd Dir SW SW NW N N N N N N NW S S S SE S S S S S SW SW S
Transwnd Spd 23 17 14 21 23 16 14 10 5 4 5 10 13 12 14 17 18 18 21 19 16 11
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR VG PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 55 83 52 78 53 74 55 81
Temp 60 56 80 74 57 53 75 71 57 54 71 68 57 56 77 75
Dewpt 54 47 46 44 45 45 47 46 48 48 49 48 50 50 53 51
Max/Min RH 82 26 74 33 81 40 80 36
RH 82 71 30 34 64 74 37 41 73 80 46 49 77 80 43 43
Wind dir SW W N NE NE NW SE E S W N E S S S S
Wind spd 9 6 8 6 3 4 10 8 6 6 10 8 6 11 18 16
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ206-032100-
North Platte Airport (METAR)
41.12N 100.67W Elev. 2776 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 79 46 71 50 75
Temp 52 49 57 73 79 71 60 54 50 46 54 66 70 66 56 54 52 50 57 69 74 70
Dewpt 46 46 51 53 52 52 50 48 45 42 45 47 50 49 48 48 47 48 52 56 57 58
Min/Max RH 39 86 48 93 55
RH 81 89 81 50 39 50 68 80 83 86 71 50 49 55 74 80 83 92 85 63 55 66
Wind Dir S S SW SW N NE NE N N N E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 17 17 21 23 01 03 03 01 34 34 06 13 14 14 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 17
Wind Spd 16 13 13 10 16 10 6 4 3 2 1 5 9 8 9 9 10 10 13 18 19 14
Wind Gust 29 27 25 19 28 20 14 11 16 18 20 20 21 23 26 32 33 29
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 6 11 1 2 2 3 2 5 17 2 6 2 2 2 2 6 9 3 4 0 1
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir S S SW SW N N NE N N NE NE SE S SE S S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 18 17 18 10 16 13 12 12 9 8 6 6 9 11 13 14 13 13 19 21 21 17
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 82 56 77 56 78 56 80
Temp 60 55 76 75 60 56 73 71 59 56 72 71 60 56 73 74
Dewpt 57 53 57 57 54 49 55 58 56 54 57 58 57 54 59 59
Max/Min RH 93 44 81 49 95 52 94 51
RH 89 93 52 55 80 77 54 64 90 92 58 64 90 94 61 60
Wind dir S SW N E NW N E SE S SW S E SE S S S
Wind spd 9 2 2 3 2 2 5 5 4 3 9 5 6 6 12 12
Avg clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
NEZ208-032100-
Valentine Airport (METAR)
42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2589 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 77 43 71 51 78
Temp 53 51 61 75 77 69 58 50 45 43 54 68 71 66 57 54 52 51 61 73 78 74
Dewpt 47 48 51 51 50 45 45 42 40 39 42 43 44 45 46 46 46 47 51 54 54 56
Min/Max RH 39 85 37 85 43
RH 80 91 70 43 40 42 61 74 82 85 64 40 37 47 66 76 80 85 69 50 43 53
Wind Dir S SW W N N N N N NW NW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 20 21 26 34 35 35 35 34 31 30 18 15 15 14 15 17 18 18 19 19 20 18
Wind Spd 20 13 11 19 18 11 6 4 2 1 1 6 9 9 10 10 13 14 18 19 18 11
Wind Gust 34 26 19 31 28 20 13 17 16 19 20 25 27 29 29 28 21
Clouds FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 3 14 4 17 5 4 24 14 17 43 7 7 3 2 7 4 6 0 0 0 4
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir SW SW W N N N N N N NW S SW S SE SE S S S S S SW S
Transwnd Spd 21 17 13 21 21 14 12 10 6 5 4 6 9 10 12 14 16 16 21 21 18 13
Smoke Disp PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 55 83 52 78 54 74 55 81
Temp 61 56 80 74 57 53 74 71 58 55 71 69 57 56 76 75
Dewpt 56 49 48 49 46 45 48 50 49 47 50 51 51 50 54 54
Max/Min RH 86 29 74 34 78 42 83 38
RH 83 76 32 41 67 73 40 46 73 75 47 53 80 80 46 47
Wind dir SW W N NE N NW SE E SW W N E S S S S
Wind spd 10 4 6 4 2 2 8 5 5 5 9 6 5 8 16 14
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ209-032100-
Broken Bow Airport (METAR)
41.43N 99.65W Elev. 2546 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 76 46 67 48 69
Temp 50 48 55 69 76 69 60 55 49 46 55 64 67 63 55 52 49 48 56 66 69 65
Dewpt 43 44 49 53 55 53 50 48 44 42 44 46 48 48 47 46 45 46 50 54 56 56
Min/Max RH 48 85 49 92 63
RH 77 86 77 57 48 57 69 76 83 85 66 52 50 58 75 80 85 92 79 65 64 72
Wind Dir S S SW SW NW N N N N N N E SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 19 19 20 22 30 01 00 00 35 33 02 07 12 14 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
Wind Spd 18 17 16 13 11 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 9 12 18 20 14
Wind Gust 31 31 28 24 21 14 13 12 11 12 13 16 20 24 31 33 27
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 7 4 2 2 2 3 4 9 15 10 6 2 3 2 3 2 3 0 2 0 1
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 2 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir S S SW SW NW N N N N N N N NE SE SE S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 20 19 23 17 13 10 11 12 11 9 9 6 5 9 11 12 12 13 18 23 23 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 78 56 74 56 74 56 75
Temp 59 55 74 72 60 56 71 68 60 57 71 69 60 56 71 72
Dewpt 55 53 59 60 55 49 55 58 55 53 57 59 57 54 60 61
Max/Min RH 93 54 86 54 90 58 97 62
RH 87 93 59 66 83 76 57 70 84 86 61 70 90 94 68 68
Wind dir S SW SW SE W N E SE S SW W E S S S S
Wind spd 12 4 2 2 1 2 5 4 3 3 9 4 4 5 13 13
Avg clouds CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ210-032100-
Imperial Airport (METAR)
40.52N 101.62W Elev. 3271 ft
135 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 83 47 75 52 82
Temp 50 48 57 78 83 75 62 54 49 47 56 70 74 69 59 56 54 52 60 75 81 76
Dewpt 47 48 52 52 49 51 50 48 45 43 46 48 49 48 49 49 49 50 53 55 55 56
Min/Max RH 31 87 42 93 41
RH 89100 83 40 31 43 65 79 85 87 69 46 42 47 69 78 83 93 78 51 41 49
Wind Dir S S SW NW N NE NE NE N N E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 18 19 22 29 01 03 04 02 01 00 11 14 15 14 15 17 17 17 18 18 18 17
Wind Spd 14 13 11 8 17 13 6 4 3 1 2 9 13 12 12 11 12 11 13 16 17 12
Wind Gust 28 26 21 16 27 27 14 18 24 24 25 23 25 24 25 27 27 26
Clouds CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 5 11 2 4 6 6 1 4 16 11 15 4 3 3 2 5 7 10 0 1 2
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 2 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir S S SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E S S SE SE S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 18 17 13 10 17 16 14 13 11 6 9 11 13 14 16 17 16 14 18 17 18 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 86 54 81 56 82 55 85
Temp 62 57 81 77 60 54 75 75 60 57 76 75 61 56 78 78
Dewpt 55 48 50 53 52 50 54 55 55 53 54 54 56 54 56 54
Max/Min RH 79 31 86 40 92 39 96 37
RH 78 72 35 43 76 86 49 50 83 87 46 48 85 94 47 43
Wind dir S W N E NW N E SE S SW NW E SE S S S
Wind spd 9 4 5 4 2 3 6 6 5 5 8 6 6 6 10 12
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ208-032100-
Ainsworth Airport (METAR)
42.57N 100.00W Elev. 2579 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 77 45 70 51 75
Temp 53 51 60 74 77 69 59 52 47 45 55 66 70 65 57 53 52 51 59 71 75 71
Dewpt 45 47 51 54 52 50 47 44 42 40 43 44 45 47 46 46 46 47 51 55 55 57
Min/Max RH 43 83 42 86 50
RH 75 88 73 50 43 51 64 74 82 82 64 45 42 52 68 77 80 86 75 57 50 61
Wind Dir S SW SW NW N N N N NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 20 21 23 32 35 35 00 34 32 30 00 14 14 13 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 18
Wind Spd 24 20 16 13 16 8 5 4 2 1 0 2 4 5 9 10 12 16 19 21 20 13
Wind Gust 37 33 27 23 25 17 14 11 11 18 19 24 28 31 32 31 27
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 17 5 4 2 9 3 4 13 13 14 37 42 2 3 3 10 7 4 4 0 1 3
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 3 4 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 1
Transwnd Dir S SW SW NW N N N N N NW N NW W SE SE S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 27 23 20 17 20 13 13 11 8 5 4 5 5 9 12 14 17 18 25 25 23 16
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 56 82 54 76 56 76 56 79
Temp 61 56 79 74 59 54 73 70 59 56 72 70 59 57 75 74
Dewpt 56 52 53 53 49 46 51 53 52 50 53 54 53 52 57 58
Max/Min RH 87 36 74 40 83 45 84 46
RH 84 86 41 47 69 74 47 55 78 80 51 59 81 83 54 57
Wind dir S SW N NE NW NW E E S SW NW E S S S S
Wind spd 13 4 3 2 2 2 5 4 5 4 8 4 5 8 16 14
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ209-032100-
O`Neill Airport (METAR)
42.47N 98.68W Elev. 2031 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 75 46 66 49 69
Temp 54 51 57 69 75 69 61 55 50 46 55 63 66 61 54 51 50 49 58 66 69 65
Dewpt 43 44 48 52 52 53 51 47 44 42 44 45 45 46 46 46 46 46 49 52 54 53
Min/Max RH 45 85 47 89 58
RH 69 76 71 56 45 57 69 73 80 85 67 53 47 57 74 83 85 89 72 60 58 66
Wind Dir S S S SW NW N N N NW NW N N NE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 19 19 20 23 32 34 33 34 33 32 34 00 03 11 14 17 18 18 18 18 18 18
Wind Spd 20 20 19 16 11 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 4 6 10 14 20 21 16
Wind Gust 34 34 31 25 19 16 16 13 12 16 20 26 31 32 31
Clouds CL SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 42 1 1 3 3 10 17 19 23 20 46 0 2 4 5 7 9 5 4 0 3
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 2
Transwnd Dir S S SW SW NW N N N N N N N N E SE S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 24 21 26 19 14 12 13 12 10 9 8 8 5 6 10 11 12 14 20 24 24 17
Smoke Disp PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 56 78 55 73 56 73 55 75
Temp 59 56 74 72 60 55 70 67 59 56 69 67 59 56 71 71
Dewpt 54 54 59 59 54 48 54 56 54 52 56 57 55 54 59 60
Max/Min RH 92 53 82 53 88 58 94 60
RH 83 92 60 64 80 78 57 67 83 85 62 69 87 93 66 68
Wind dir S SW SW E W NW NE E S SW W NE S S S S
Wind spd 17 10 4 2 2 2 4 2 4 4 8 3 4 6 16 16
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ206-032100-
Thedford Airport (METAR)
41.96N 100.57W Elev. 2927 ft
235 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 78 44 71 51 76
Temp 52 51 60 76 78 70 59 52 46 44 54 66 70 66 56 54 52 51 58 71 76 71
Dewpt 46 48 51 52 50 49 47 44 41 40 43 45 46 46 47 47 47 47 51 54 55 56
Min/Max RH 38 85 41 87 48
RH 81 89 73 43 38 47 64 74 83 85 66 46 42 49 71 77 83 87 76 55 48 59
Wind Dir S SW SW NW N N N N NW NW NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 20 21 23 32 01 01 00 35 33 33 05 14 15 15 16 18 18 18 19 19 19 18
Wind Spd 24 21 16 13 20 10 5 3 2 1 1 5 10 8 10 11 12 14 19 23 21 14
Wind Gust 39 36 27 24 32 20 14 11 18 17 21 23 25 28 32 35 34 27
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 9 0 1 1 4 12 7 20 27 18 14 4 5 1 6 9 8 0 1 1 3
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 1 3 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir SW SW SW NW N N N N N N NE SE S SE S S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 25 23 19 16 21 13 13 12 9 6 4 6 10 10 13 17 16 19 23 23 21 17
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 55 83 53 77 55 77 55 80
Temp 60 55 79 75 59 54 74 71 59 56 73 71 59 56 75 74
Dewpt 56 51 52 51 50 46 51 52 53 50 53 54 54 52 56 56
Max/Min RH 91 34 76 39 83 43 89 44
RH 87 86 39 43 72 74 45 50 80 81 49 55 85 87 53 53
Wind dir S SW N NE N N SE SE S W NW E S S S S
Wind spd 10 3 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 4 10 5 5 8 16 14
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ210-032100-
Grant Airport (METAR)
40.87N 101.73W Elev. 3425 ft
135 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 82 46 74 53 81
Temp 52 49 58 77 81 73 61 54 48 46 56 69 73 70 59 56 54 53 59 74 81 77
Dewpt 48 49 52 48 50 50 50 47 44 43 46 48 50 49 50 50 50 50 53 55 55 55
Min/Max RH 32 87 43 90 40
RH 87100 81 36 34 44 67 77 85 87 69 48 44 48 71 80 86 89 80 52 40 48
Wind Dir S S SW NW N NE NE N N N SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 19 20 23 32 02 03 04 02 01 00 12 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 19 18 16
Wind Spd 17 13 9 9 18 11 6 4 3 2 3 10 13 12 13 13 14 13 13 14 14 11
Wind Gust 31 25 18 19 27 21 14 18 23 23 26 25 27 25 24 25 24 21
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 12 4 7 1 2 3 7 0 8 20 21 3 2 2 5 2 3 7 9 1 0 2
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 2 5 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir S S W NW N NE NE NE NE NE SE S S S SE S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 20 17 11 12 19 14 14 12 10 8 9 11 14 14 17 18 18 16 19 18 17 14
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 85 53 80 56 81 55 84
Temp 62 57 80 77 60 54 74 75 60 56 75 75 61 56 77 78
Dewpt 55 46 50 52 51 49 53 54 55 52 53 54 55 53 55 53
Max/Min RH 80 31 84 39 87 37 91 36
RH 78 68 35 42 73 83 48 48 84 86 46 48 82 90 48 42
Wind dir S NW N E W N E SE S SW N E SE S S S
Wind spd 9 5 5 4 3 3 6 6 6 5 8 6 8 6 10 12
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
NEZ204-032100-
Ogallala Airport (METAR)
41.12N 101.77W Elev. 3278 ft
135 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
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 81 47 73 53 81
Temp 51 49 57 77 80 73 61 54 49 47 54 68 73 69 59 56 54 53 59 73 81 76
Dewpt 49 49 52 48 49 50 49 47 45 43 47 49 51 50 50 50 50 50 53 56 55 56
Min/Max RH 32 87 45 90 41
RH 91 99 83 36 34 45 66 77 86 87 75 51 46 51 72 78 85 89 82 55 41 50
Wind Dir S S SW NW N NE NE NE N NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Dir Deg 20 20 24 33 02 03 04 02 02 02 13 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 18 19 19 16
Wind Spd 16 11 8 10 19 10 5 3 1 1 2 10 13 12 13 12 13 11 12 14 13 10
Wind Gust 31 23 17 21 28 20 12 19 24 21 26 25 27 24 23 25 24 19
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 20 7 4 2 2 4 5 10 9 20 1 3 2 3 5 6 0 7 8 3 0 3
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 2 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 1
Transwnd Dir S S W N N NE NE NE NE E SE S S S SE S S S S S S S
Transwnd Spd 18 16 11 13 20 12 13 12 9 6 8 11 16 14 16 17 16 14 18 16 16 13
Smoke Disp PR PR PR PR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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 57 84 54 80 55 80 55 83
Temp 62 57 79 77 59 54 73 75 60 56 74 74 60 56 76 78
Dewpt 55 47 52 53 51 49 54 54 54 52 54 54 55 53 56 54
Max/Min RH 81 34 84 41 92 41 92 38
RH 79 70 38 43 74 84 51 49 83 88 49 50 83 92 50 43
Wind dir S NW N E NW N E SE S SW N E SE S S S
Wind spd 5 3 5 4 2 2 6 6 4 3 9 6 6 5 9 11
Avg clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
$$
NEZ204-032100-
Gordon Airport (METAR)
42.80N 102.17W Elev. 3560 ft
135 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026
Date Sat 10/03/26 Sun 10/04/26 Mon 10/05/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MDT 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 74 42 73 51 81
Temp 54 49 61 73 74 67 55 48 44 42 54 68 73 68 58 55 53 51 59 74 81 74
Dewpt 47 45 46 49 46 44 42 40 38 39 45 49 49 49 48 47 48 49 53 54 49 51
Min/Max RH 37 89 42 94 33
RH 77 87 58 43 37 43 62 75 80 89 71 51 43 51 69 74 82 94 79 49 33 44
Wind Dir SW SW NW N N N N N NW SW S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW S
Wind Dir Deg 22 24 32 00 00 01 01 00 32 20 17 16 16 15 16 18 19 19 21 22 23 18
Wind Spd 14 9 10 19 17 10 3 0 0 1 4 11 12 9 11 12 12 11 11 10 5 2
Wind Gust 27 19 20 28 27 20 12 20 23 19 25 25 26 25 23 18 14
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 8 1 10 1 2 10 13 28 18 32 31 20 1 5 1 3 1 1 7 1 1 12
Vsby 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix hgt <1 <1 <1 4 5 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 3 4 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 2 3 <1
Transwnd Dir SW W NW N N N N N NE S S S S SE S S S S SW SW W S
Transwnd Spd 21 14 16 21 20 14 12 9 4 5 10 12 16 12 16 18 18 17 17 13 10 6
Smoke Disp PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Ceiling
Date Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MDT 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 54 81 51 78 50 76 53 81
Temp 58 54 78 73 56 51 74 71 55 51 71 70 57 54 76 75
Dewpt 49 42 46 47 43 43 48 47 46 45 49 48 48 48 52 48
Max/Min RH 71 30 74 32 80 37 82 33
RH 71 63 32 39 62 74 40 42 71 80 46 46 72 79 43 38
Wind dir SW W N NE E W S E S W N E S S SW S
Wind spd 4 3 5 3 1 2 8 4 3 4 6 4 5 9 14 8
Avg clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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