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Spot Forecast for NBF Preparedness Review 2025...USFS
National Weather Service North Platte NE
437 AM CDT Tue May 13 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 CDT on May 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact the NWS North Platte office at 308-532-0921 (or
at 1-800-603-3562) if you have any questions or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are likely
later this afternoon across western and north central Nebraska.
Minimum relative humidity will range from 20 percent in the
eastern panhandle, to around 30 percent in the eastern Sandhills.
Winds will be from the  south or southeast at 10 to 20 MPH with some
gusts up to 30 MPH possible. On Wednesday, a cold front will push into
western Nebraska, then transition across the remainder of western
and north central Nebraska Wednesday night. Some elevated fire
weather conditions will be possible across southwestern Nebraska
Wednesday afternoon. With passage of the cold front, there will be
decent threat for showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday
afternoon into Wednesday night. Precipitation will linger into
Thursday and Thursday night with drying conditions Friday. Beyond
Wednesday, fire weather concerns will decrease across the area.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 91.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 15 to 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........9   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   11  19  26  33
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............60  59  62  67  75  79  83  86  90  91  91  91
RH..............58  63  56  46  36  31  27  25  21  20  20  20
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Surface wnd spd.15  15  16  17  18  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
Surface wnd gst.26  21  23  24  25  28  28  28  28  28  28  28

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    early in the evening. Slight chance of showers.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Surface winds (mph).South winds 14 to 18 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........41  48  47  46  46  45  44  43  40  37  35  32
Weather cov.....    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........    SCH SCH SCH
Temp............90  88  85  80  76  74  71  69  68  66  63  62
RH..............21  23  26  32  38  42  45  50  54  58  67  69
Surface wnd dir.S   S   S   SE  S   SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
Surface wnd spd.18  17  17  17  16  16  16  16  15  15  14  14
Surface wnd gst.25  24  24  24  23  23  23  23  21  21  20  20

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers in the
                    afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southwest winds 13 to 14 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 15 to 16 mph in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........29  26  25  24  23  21  20  19  24  29  34  39
Weather cov.....SCH                         CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW                          RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                                        CHC CHC
Temp............61  60  62  65  71  73  75  78  79  79  78  77
RH..............76  78  70  61  47  43  38  34  30  28  27  27
Surface wnd dir.S   SW  SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Surface wnd spd.13  13  14  13  15  15  16  16  15  16  16  16
Surface wnd gst.17  17  20  17  21  21  23  23  21  23  23  23

$$
Forecaster...Buttler
Requested by...Caleb Meyer
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2513802.0/LBF
.DELDT 05/13/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL caleb.meyer@usda.gov