Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
764 FOUS53 KLBF 172311 PFMLBF Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service North Platte NE 611 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 NEZ025-180900- Nebraska National Forest-Thomas NE 41.90N 100.27W Elev. 2695 ft 611 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 65 84 60 72 56 Temp 75 68 69 68 66 71 79 82 81 69 64 63 61 63 66 69 69 63 61 59 57 Dewpt 68 68 68 65 62 64 65 64 64 65 64 63 61 62 63 63 62 63 61 59 57 RH 79100 97 90 87 79 62 55 56 87100100100 97 90 81 78100100100100 Wind dir SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 17 19 14 11 6 9 9 8 5 8 5 5 5 8 10 10 11 8 5 5 4 Wind gust 29 25 23 Clouds B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 60 5 40 40 80 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0.02 0.01 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C S C C C C C C C D D L Tstms C C S Heat index 83 83 Max heat 85 Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 53 67 52 69 55 72 57 77 Temp 61 64 58 55 63 65 56 54 64 67 58 55 66 70 61 57 71 73 Dewpt 60 59 58 55 59 57 56 54 58 57 58 55 60 60 61 57 60 60 PWind dir NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 60 60 30 20 10 50 40 30 10 Rain shwrs L C L C C S S S S C C C C Tstms S S S S $$ NEZ022-180900- Crescent Lake NWS-Garden NE 41.74N 102.41W Elev. 3850 ft 511 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 59 82 57 75 53 Temp 75 65 64 62 60 64 74 80 80 67 62 60 58 61 68 73 70 60 58 56 54 Dewpt 63 65 64 62 60 62 60 58 58 60 60 60 58 61 59 59 59 60 58 56 54 RH 66100100100100 93 62 47 47 78 93100100100 73 62 68100100100100 Wind dir SE E S W NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E Wind spd 14 13 6 6 8 9 9 5 4 8 6 6 6 5 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 Wind gust 29 25 Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 OV OV OV B2 PoP 12hr 60 0 50 70 100 QPF 12hr 0.36 0 0.04 0.10 0.46 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L C C C C L L D D D D D Tstms C C S C C S S Heat index 81 81 Max heat 81 Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 49 70 50 70 52 77 54 79 Temp 63 64 55 52 64 68 55 53 65 67 57 54 69 73 59 55 71 75 Dewpt 57 55 55 52 54 53 54 53 57 56 57 54 56 56 57 55 55 55 PWind dir E SE E SE S SE S SE SE Wind char GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ GN GN Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 70 20 20 20 50 10 10 10 Rain shwrs D D L C S S S S C C Tstms S C C S C $$ NEZ004-180900- Rushville-Sheridan NE 42.71N 102.47W Elev. 3746 ft 511 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 55 77 53 70 50 Temp 67 62 62 60 57 62 69 75 73 61 58 57 55 60 64 68 66 58 56 54 51 Dewpt 67 62 62 60 57 62 62 60 62 61 58 57 55 60 61 60 61 58 56 54 51 RH 100100100100100100 78 60 68100100100100100 90 76 84100100100100 Wind dir E E SE W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E Wind spd 11 8 3 3 4 5 8 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 8 6 4 3 4 Wind gust 18 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 90 0 60 70 90 QPF 12hr 0.51 0 0.02 0.07 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C D S C C L L C C D D D D D Tstms C C S S S Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 66 48 68 49 72 51 78 52 79 Temp 60 60 53 51 62 65 53 51 66 68 56 52 70 73 57 53 72 74 Dewpt 59 58 53 51 56 55 53 51 58 57 55 52 57 57 55 53 56 56 PWind dir E E E SE S S SW S S Wind char LT LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 90 70 30 20 20 40 20 10 5 Rain shwrs D D L C C S S S S C C S S Tstms S C C C S $$ NEZ005-180900- Valentine-Eastern Cherry NE 42.86N 100.55W Elev. 2580 ft 611 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 61 79 56 68 53 Temp 73 65 66 65 62 68 74 77 74 64 62 61 58 61 64 67 65 61 59 57 54 Dewpt 66 65 66 65 62 65 67 66 65 64 62 61 58 61 62 63 62 61 59 57 54 RH 79100100100100 90 79 69 74100100100100100 93 87 90100100100100 Wind dir E E SE SE SW NW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E Wind spd 14 16 13 9 4 9 11 10 9 6 5 4 4 6 8 9 9 6 5 4 5 Wind gust 25 26 Clouds OV OV OV B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 80 5 20 30 60 QPF 12hr 0.74 0.01 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C L D C C C C C C C L L D Tstms C C S S Obvis PF PF Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 51 66 49 71 53 75 55 78 Temp 60 61 56 53 61 62 54 52 65 68 57 54 69 71 59 56 72 74 Dewpt 60 60 56 53 57 58 54 52 57 58 57 54 59 60 59 56 59 59 PWind dir E E E SE S S S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC PoP 12hr 80 70 40 20 20 40 40 20 10 Rain shwrs D L L L C C S S S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S S S $$ NEZ010-180900- O`Neill-Holt NE 42.48N 98.68W Elev. 2000 ft 611 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 83 60 67 56 Temp 73 67 67 67 66 72 80 82 78 68 66 64 62 63 64 66 66 64 62 59 57 Dewpt 68 67 67 67 66 68 68 70 70 68 66 64 62 63 64 66 65 64 62 59 57 RH 84100100100100 87 67 67 76100100100100100100100 97100100100100 Wind dir SE E SE SE SE SW NW NW N NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE Wind spd 9 11 11 13 12 10 9 8 6 8 5 5 6 8 9 10 8 6 5 5 6 Wind gust 21 21 24 24 Clouds B1 OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV PoP 12hr 70 10 20 20 40 QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0.01 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C S S S S S S S S S C C C Tstms S C C Obvis PF PF Heat index 82 86 Max heat 83 87 Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 62 53 61 51 65 53 68 56 73 Temp 60 60 59 56 59 60 56 53 61 63 57 54 63 66 61 57 67 71 Dewpt 60 60 59 56 59 60 56 53 59 60 57 54 61 63 61 57 63 65 PWind dir NE NE NE E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 50 50 30 20 20 30 30 30 10 Rain shwrs C C C C C S S S C C S S C Tstms S $$ NEZ038-180900- Broken Bow-Custer NE 41.44N 99.66W Elev. 2475 ft 611 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 65 85 60 72 56 Temp 75 69 68 68 66 74 81 84 81 69 65 63 62 64 68 71 69 64 62 59 57 Dewpt 71 69 68 64 61 64 66 67 69 67 65 63 62 64 66 66 66 64 62 59 57 RH 87100100 87 84 71 60 57 67 93100100100100 93 84 90100100100100 Wind dir E E SE S S W NW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 12 17 13 11 10 8 6 5 3 6 5 5 6 9 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 Wind gust 23 27 25 24 21 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 30 5 30 40 70 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.12 0.05 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S C C C C C C C C L L C Tstms S S S Obvis PF PF Heat index 83 86 84 Max heat 85 88 Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 65 53 65 50 66 52 67 56 73 Temp 62 62 58 55 62 63 56 53 62 64 58 54 62 66 60 57 68 71 Dewpt 62 62 58 55 61 62 56 53 60 61 58 54 62 65 60 57 63 65 PWind dir NE NE NE E SE SE S S S Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 50 40 30 20 10 40 40 40 20 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C S C C S Tstms S $$ NEZ059-180900- North Platte-Lincoln NE 41.14N 100.68W Elev. 2800 ft 611 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 65 86 61 73 57 Temp 76 71 70 69 66 71 79 84 82 71 66 64 62 63 66 70 71 64 62 60 58 Dewpt 70 70 66 62 61 65 65 65 67 66 65 64 62 63 65 64 65 64 62 60 58 RH 82 97 87 78 84 81 62 53 61 84 97100100100 97 81 81100100100100 Wind dir E SE SE S S NW NW NW NE NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind spd 16 17 12 11 6 5 6 4 2 5 5 8 6 8 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 Wind gust 29 32 25 23 Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV PoP 12hr 30 0 40 50 80 QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.18 0.07 0.24 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C S C C C C C C L L D D C Tstms S C S S S S Heat index 85 85 Max heat 87 Date 09/20 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 68 53 68 52 67 55 70 57 75 Temp 62 63 58 56 62 65 58 55 62 65 59 56 64 68 62 58 69 72 Dewpt 62 62 58 56 61 61 58 55 61 62 59 56 62 64 62 58 63 65 PWind dir NE NE NE E SE SE S S SE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN Avg clouds OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 20 50 30 30 20 Rain shwrs C S C C S S S S S S C C S C C S Tstms S S S S S $$ NEZ057-180900- Ogallala-Keith NE 41.05N 101.80W Elev. 3223 ft 511 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 85 60 75 56 Temp 78 71 69 66 63 67 77 83 83 71 66 62 61 62 67 72 72 62 61 58 57 Dewpt 66 65 63 61 61 65 65 64 64 63 63 62 61 62 65 65 63 62 61 58 57 RH 67 81 81 84 93 93 67 53 53 76 90100100100 93 79 73100100100100 Wind dir E SE S SW W NW NW N NE NE N NE N NE NE NE E NE NE E NE Wind spd 14 14 9 8 5 8 6 3 1 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 Wind gust 27 26 Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 OV B2 B2 OV PoP 12hr 50 0 50 50 90 QPF 12hr 0.08 0 0.02 0.08 0.40 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C D D D D C Tstms S C S S C S S Heat index 84 84 Max heat 86 Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 69 52 69 52 68 55 74 56 77 Temp 62 65 56 54 62 66 57 55 62 66 59 55 66 71 61 57 69 73 Dewpt 62 61 56 54 61 60 57 55 61 61 59 55 63 62 60 57 63 62 PWind dir E E E SE SE SE S SE SE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 50 60 20 20 30 50 20 30 20 Rain shwrs C C L C S S C S C C S S C S S Tstms S C S S S $$ NEZ069-180900- Imperial-Chase NE 40.54N 101.63W Elev. 3284 ft 511 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026 Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun MDT 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 63 88 60 79 57 Temp 84 74 71 67 63 70 80 85 86 72 66 63 61 64 70 74 77 65 61 59 58 Dewpt 64 62 60 59 60 65 64 63 63 63 63 62 61 64 65 65 64 63 61 59 58 RH 51 66 68 75 90 84 58 48 46 73 90 97100100 84 74 64 93100100100 Wind dir SE S S SW W NW N N NE NE NW NE N N NE NE E NE NE E NE Wind spd 13 13 11 9 5 6 6 4 3 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 9 8 6 5 5 Wind gust 27 27 21 Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 PoP 12hr 30 5 60 50 90 QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.22 0.07 0.59 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C L S C C C C D D D D C Tstms S S S S C C S Heat index 85 82 86 87 Max heat 86 83 83 88 83 Date 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 MDT 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 72 53 73 53 70 55 77 57 79 Temp 64 68 58 55 66 70 57 56 64 68 59 56 69 74 62 58 72 75 Dewpt 62 61 57 55 60 59 57 56 61 61 59 56 62 62 61 58 62 62 PWind dir E E E SE SE SE S SE SE Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT Avg clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 40 60 20 20 40 50 20 30 20 Rain shwrs C C L C S S C C S C C S S C S S S Tstms S C S S S S $$