


Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
237 FNUS53 KLBF 172019 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 319 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .DISCUSSION... Overall dry conditions will persist through the weekend, with the exception being across northern Nebraska where some light showers are possible Saturday. Little to no precipitation are anticipated with these showers. Gusty winds with gusts up to 30 mph are also expected on Saturday before diminishing after sunset. Very cold temperatures Saturday night will create a favorable environment for frost/freeze conditions Sunday morning. These cold temperatures will be short lived as near normal temperatures return for Sunday and Sunday night. NEZ204-181115- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 219 PM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......600-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 4200-8100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Widespread frost in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....27-32. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Max humidity........82 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....68-73. 24 hr trend......17 degrees warmer. Min humidity........22 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-1600 ft AGL until 1200, then 1800-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Cooler, breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ210-181115- Frenchman Basin- 219 PM MDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....40-45. 24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. Max humidity........78 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....54-59. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......500-4000 ft AGL until 1200, then 4400-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Widespread frost early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 30. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Max humidity........80 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....68-73. 24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-1700 ft AGL until 1200, then 1800-3800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ206-181115- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 319 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Max humidity........89 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Max temperature.....52-57. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 15 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-7400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Min temperature.....28-33. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Max humidity........84 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......15 degrees warmer. Min humidity........25 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-1500 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ219-181115- Loess Plains- 319 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 43. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-2100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Widespread frost early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 30. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Max humidity........81 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3800 ft AGL until 2400, then 300-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......300-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ208-181115- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 319 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny. Chance of showers until late afternoon. Max temperature.....52-57. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Widespread frost early in the morning. Min temperature.....29-34. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Max humidity........83 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. $$ NEZ209-181115- Loup Rivers Basin- 319 PM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....42-47. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers. Max temperature.....54-59. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph increasing to around 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Widespread frost early in the morning. Min temperature.....29-34. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 66. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-4300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to southwest around 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. $$