3 products issued by NWS for: Valentine NE
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... NEZ204-206-208-130300- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0021.260412T1700Z-260413T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0012.260413T1700Z-260414T0300Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /1205 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 14% this afternoon. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... NEZ204-206-208-130300- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0021.260412T1700Z-260413T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0012.260413T1700Z-260414T0300Z/ Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 105 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /1205 AM MDT Sun Apr 12 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest. * TIMING...Today, Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT through 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 14% this afternoon. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. * LIGHTNING...None expected * IMPACTS...Any fire starts could spread rapidly and be difficult to control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 1048 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-130400- Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant- Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan- Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Western Cherry- 1048 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026 /948 PM MDT Sat Apr 11 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Rest of tonight. Elevated rain showers may produce some gusty winds overnight across the panhandle and western Sandhills. Wind gusts up to 50 MPH are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Fire weather concerns increase Sunday and Monday as highs return to well above normal values and westerly winds strengthen. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of western Nebraska Sunday afternoon and evening for critical fire weather conditions. Critical fire weather conditions are possible Monday, mainly across the western Sandhills. Additional fire weather concerns are possible Wednesday and Thursday across the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$