Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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FNUS53 KLBF 120727
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
227 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Other than Monday afternoon, fire weather concerns will be minimal
across western and north central Nebraska over the next 7 days.
Cooler temperatures coupled with periodic chances for showers and
thunderstorms will limit fire weather danger.
On Monday, afternoon highs will reach into the middle and upper
80s across western Nebraska. By afternoon minimum relative
humidity will fall off to around 30 percent in the eastern
Nebraska Panhandle. West winds may gust up to 25 MPH in the
eastern Panhandle and western Sandhills. This will lead to
elevated fire weather conditions Monday afternoon in zone 204.
NEZ204-122315-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
127 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....72-77.
24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........34 percent.
24 hr trend......22 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......800-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph shifting to the
southeast in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........98 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........48 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
80s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ210-122315-
Frenchman Basin-
127 AM MDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
24 hr trend......18 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........41 percent.
24 hr trend......23 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1400-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph becoming east around 10
mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........98 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....77-82.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........53 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......700-3800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Not as warm. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ206-122315-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
227 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........38 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-4500 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph becoming east around 10
mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........91 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the morning. Slight chance of showers
in the morning.
Max temperature.....70-75.
24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........55 percent.
24 hr trend......13 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east 10
to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......800-3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Not as warm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
around 70. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ219-122315-
Loess Plains-
227 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........40 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 20 mph shifting to the east 5
to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......600-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-3700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........96 percent.
24 hr trend......23 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........59 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Not as warm. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ208-122315-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
227 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......22 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........32 percent.
24 hr trend......27 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-4900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the morning.
Min temperature.....50-55.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........94 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. Slight chance of showers late in the
morning.
Max temperature.....66-71.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........49 percent.
24 hr trend......18 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Not as warm. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
NEZ209-122315-
Loup Rivers Basin-
227 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the
morning.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
24 hr trend......18 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........41 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph becoming northeast around
10 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers early in the morning.
Min temperature.....51-56.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........88 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Slight
chance of showers early in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....66-71.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........59 percent.
24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper
60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$