271  
FNUS73 KLBF 102035  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNER ROAD FIRE...LINCOLN COUNTY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
335 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 10.  
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  
 
CLOUDY. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON  
HUMIDITY NEAR 40 PERCENT, IMPROVING TO NEAR 100 PERCENT OVERNIGHT, WITH A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE. SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON  
SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING TO 34 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........68 77  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............59 58  
RH..............29 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 13  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........82 88 91 95 99 99 99 98 99 99 99 98  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RNF  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............56 54 52 49 46 45 44 44 43 42 42 42  
RH..............35 40 46 54 65 73 79 79 86 93 93 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 22 22 21 20 21 20 20 21 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 14 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 13 12  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........98 97 98 98 99 90 81 73 65 57 49 53  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RNF RNF RNF RNF RNF RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............43 44 45 47 50 53 58 64 72 74 76 78  
RH..............93 93 89 93 89 83 72 60 44 41 37 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 22 23 24 26 30 31 32 33 33 32  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 12 13 14 14 16 18 19 19 20 20 19  
 
 
FORECASTER...ROBERG  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON MEYERS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610002.0/LBF  
.DELDT 04/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MYERSBW@NORTHPLATTENE.GOV  
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