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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAXTON SOUTH FIRE...KEITH COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
414 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MARCH 26.
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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
WIND DIRECTION IS UNLIKELY TO SHOW MUCH CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 6-8
HOURS WITH A STEADY NORTHEAST DIRECTION. GUSTS CURRENTLY AROUND
30-35 MPH SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING
SLOWLY LATE TONIGHT AS THEY BACK TO MORE NORTHERLY.
THURSDAY NIGHT, EXPECT LOWS TO FALL TO AROUND THE MIDDLE 20S. THIS
WILL SUPPORT MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WITH VALUES CLIMBING TO
AROUND 75-80 PERCENT. SOME VALLEY SHELTERING OF THE WINDS IS
POSSIBLE WHICH MAY PROMOTE A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME. FOR FRIDAY,
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND
15-20 MPH. A FLIP TO THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED AROUND MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON WITH A RETURN TO 15-20 MPH GUSTS LIKELY THEREAFTER.
DAYTIME HIGHS WILL REACH THE LOWER 50S WITH HUMIDITY MINIMUMS TO
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 PERCENT.
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IN PLACE FOR KEITH COUNTY FOR MUCH OF THE DAYTIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 26 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55
RH..............47
20 FT WIND DIR..NE
20 FT WIND SPD..26
20 FT WIND GUST.33
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.16
EYE LVL WND GST.20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 5
TO 6 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 42 40 56 46 57 45 52 50 46 44 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 51 46 42 39 38 36 34 34 33 32 29
RH..............46 44 47 48 50 50 52 56 56 58 61 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..25 22 21 20 18 16 14 12 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.32 30 29 28 26 24 22 18 17 16 14 14
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.15 13 13 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.19 18 17 17 16 14 13 11 10 10 8 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 17 17 21 18 15 19 15 10 10 15 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29 28 28 31 37 42 46 49 51 53 53 54
RH..............72 78 71 63 48 36 30 24 23 21 21 20
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NE NE E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
FORECASTER...JURGENSEN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE KLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608058.0/LBF
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DKLING@KEITHCOUNTYNE.GOV
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