924
FNUS73 KLBF 162222
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHEAT CENTER FIRE...GRANT FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
522 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 CDT ON APRIL 16.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT
DISCUSSION
WINDS REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH INTO THIS EVENING, WITH GUSTS OF
25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR PERSISTING. VERY LOW HUMIDITY CONTINUES
AND WILL BE VERY SLOW TO RECOVER, REMAINING BELOW 25 PERCENT
THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT. A COLD FRONT THEN PASSES THROUGH THE AREA
BETWEEN 1 AM TO 3 AM MDT, WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH WITH ITS PASSAGE. WINDS WILL ALSO QUICKLY STRENGTHEN FROM
THE NORTH, WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR CONTINUING
THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY.
NORTHERLY WINDS THEN REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY, WITH PERSISTENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MILES
PER HOUR EXPECTED. MUCH COOLER FRIDAY, WITH A HIGH IN THE LOWER
40S AND CLOUDY SKIES. MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 40 TO 45 PERCENT
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A THREAT FOR LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW 0.10".
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 9
MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 24 39 43 43 49 71 71 70 61 52 56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............81 80 75 68 64 62 60 58 56 52 48 45
RH..............11 11 14 17 18 20 21 23 25 36 51 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14 13 14 14 13 10 15 20 22 23
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 21 22 24 23 21 17 24 30 33 33
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S SW NW NW N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 9 12 13 14
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 13 13 14 14 13 10 14 18 20 20
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 22 TO 25 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........76 68 74 77 88 89 82 79 86 82 90 92
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RS
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 40 40 40 41 42 44 44 44 44 44 44
RH..............67 70 67 67 65 60 53 51 49 47 47 45
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..22 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 24 24
20 FT WIND GUST.33 32 32 32 30 33 33 33 33 33 33 35
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14
EYE LVL WND GST.20 19 19 19 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 21
FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT KNOLES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610569.0/LBF
.DELDT 04/16/26
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