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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
220 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Fire weather concerns will remain low over the next several days.
Min RH remains above 35 percent through the weekend with
additional chances for rainfall tonight. There will also be daily
chances for rainfall Saturday night, Sunday and Monday. Although
not widespread, there is also the chance for localized heavy
rainfall across portions of the north central Nebraska into
central Nebraska tonight.


NEZ204-221130-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
120 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms until early morning.
Min temperature.....60-65.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....83-88.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........44 percent.
   24 hr trend......12 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-5400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Chance of showers through the night.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....61-66.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4700 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming sunny. Slight chance
                    of showers early in the morning.
Max temperature.....87-92.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........34 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-7900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. North
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.

$$

NEZ210-221130-
Frenchman Basin-
120 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....87-92.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........43 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-5200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-5000 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly 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.....Around 90.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........40 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-5400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.

$$

NEZ206-221130-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
220 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....83-88.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........48 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-5200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight.
                    Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Chance
                    of showers early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning, then slight
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....82-87.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........46 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-5800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.

$$

NEZ219-221130-
Loess Plains-
220 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms through the night.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....86-91.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........41 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......400-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5200 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    early in the evening. Showers likely and chance
                    of thunderstorms after midnight, then chance of
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
                    early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 65.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........97 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4700 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    until late afternoon.
Max temperature.....86-91.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........41 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.

$$

NEZ208-221130-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
220 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........98 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....82-87.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........43 percent.
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-6800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers after
                    midnight. Chance of thunderstorms after
                    midnight. Showers likely early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Showers likely and chance of
                    thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....83-88.
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........49 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-6000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds up to
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.

$$

NEZ209-221130-
Loup Rivers Basin-
220 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of thunderstorms until early morning.
                    Chance of showers through the night. Slight
                    chance of thunderstorms late in the night.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph shifting to the northeast
                    after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....80-85.
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Min humidity........53 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......400-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-6100 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms after
                    midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 64.
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Max humidity........100 percent.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.

.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the
                    morning. Chance of showers through the day.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....78-83.
   24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........61 percent.
   24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10
                    to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......500-2000 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-4500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds up to
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$