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 221911
FWFLBF
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will push through the area tonight, bringing a return
of near to slightly below average temperatures (highs in 70s to
80s) into next week. This front will also bring near daily threats
for thunderstorms and widespread wetting moisture.
This is expected to keep fire concerns lower through much of the
upcoming week.
NEZ204-231115-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
111 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....52-57.
24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........91 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1200-6900 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-2200 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....71-76.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-5900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the
night.
Min temperature.....54-59.
24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........99 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1900-5900 ft AGL until 2400, then 1300-2600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms until late afternoon, then
showers and thunderstorms likely late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........64 percent.
24 hr trend......33 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1200-3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...60 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NEZ210-231115-
Frenchman Basin-
111 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the evening.
Min temperature.....57-62.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........84 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast 15
to 20 mph after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-12400 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-2100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph shifting to the northeast
after midnight.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
24 hr trend......26 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........44 percent.
24 hr trend......33 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1800-4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......19 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1400-4200 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-1600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...60 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the
morning. Thunderstorms likely through the day.
Showers likely in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....80-85.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........55 percent.
24 hr trend......11 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1000-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2300-4700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...70 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NEZ206-231115-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the late evening
and early morning, then slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the night.
Min temperature.....54-59.
24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........88 percent.
24 hr trend......20 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-2100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
24 hr trend......22 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........35 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1100-4700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 58.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1400-4700 ft AGL until 2400, then 1200-2400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms
likely in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........64 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1100-3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...70 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NEZ219-231115-
Loess Plains-
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening, then slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
evening.
Min temperature.....59-64.
24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86 percent.
24 hr trend......24 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Breezy. South 15 to 25 mph shifting to the east
10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-11700 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 30 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......27 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........48 percent.
24 hr trend......32 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1400-3500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
24 hr trend......1 degree cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......16 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1100-3600 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...70 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
Max temperature.....81-86.
24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........50 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......600-4300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...70 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
90s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90.
$$
NEZ208-231115-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the night.
Min temperature.....56-61.
24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........86 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....74-79.
24 hr trend......21 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........32 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......North 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......600-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
Min temperature.....57-62.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........92 percent.
24 hr trend......6 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-5000 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Min humidity........64 percent.
24 hr trend......33 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1000-3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...50 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NEZ209-231115-
Loup Rivers Basin-
211 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms through the night.
Min temperature.....59-64.
24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........92 percent.
24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north 10
to 15 mph after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-5500 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph shifting to the north after
midnight.
Chance of thunder...40 percent.
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....73-78.
24 hr trend......24 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........44 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1300-4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers and
thunderstorms likely after midnight.
Min temperature.....58-63.
24 hr trend......Unchanged.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-3900 ft AGL until 2400, then 800-1400 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...60 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms
likely.
Max temperature.....76-81.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........66 percent.
24 hr trend......21 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Chance of thunder...70 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper
80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$