083
FNUS73 KLBF 250243
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOKER COUNTY FIRE...KEITH COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
943 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 CDT ON APRIL 24.
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
ISOLATED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. SOME DRY
LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS LIMITED MOISTURE
IS FALLING OUT OF THESE SHOWERS. A FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE
TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION AS WELL, BUT IS ALREADY THROUGH THE
HOOKER COUNTY REGION. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO SATURDAY. SOME STRONGER WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE BRIEFLY BEHIND THE FRONT, BUT OVERALL GUSTS WILL
REMAIN NEAR 25 MPH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH
SATURDAY. A RETURN TO THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SOME LIGHTNING POSSIBLE
ONCE AGAIN. LIMITED MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT WITH THESE SHOWERS
WITH THE HOOKER COUNTY AREA SEEING ONLY AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
EVENING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........76 78 78 76 80 81 68 76
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............48 44 40 37 35 35 34 34
RH..............68 76 87 94 98 99 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..22 20 17 17 17 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.30 26 26 26 26 26 26 26
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 82 88 98 86 86 87 85 75 73 79 74
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW SW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 31 33 34 35 37 38 40 42 43 43 44
RH..............100 100 97 100 99 91 84 77 74 70 66 64
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 18 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 28 26 28
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11
EYE LVL WND GST.15 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 17
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........72 74 95 94 92 93 93 94 94 94 94 94
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 45 43 39 38 36 37 36 35 34 34 34
RH..............61 66 70 81 84 91 94 97 99 98 98 100
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..18 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.26 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.16 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
FORECASTER...KULIK
REQUESTED BY...BOB FORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611693.0/LBF
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RFORGEN@KEITHCOUNTYNE.GOV
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