037
FNUS73 KLBF 311654
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLT/ANTELOPE CO. FIRE...HOLT CO. EMERGENCY MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1154 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31.
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
NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY VEER TO NORTHEAST
THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. WHILE SPEEDS
SHOULD SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING,
AN INCREASE APPEARS PROBABLE CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT AS WINDS CONTINUE
TO BACK TO THE EAST. OUTSIDE OF A FEW SPRINKLES, NO MEANINGFUL
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. TONIGHT, LOWS WILL
FALL TO AROUND THE FREEZING MARK WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
AROUND 65 TO 70 PERCENT.
FOR WEDNESDAY, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TURN AND BECOME MORE
SOUTHEASTERLY BY MIDDAY. WHILE THE STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN
WEST OF THE AREA, SPEEDS IN THE 20-25 MPH RANGE APPEAR LIKELY. A
DEEPER DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE LATTER
HALF OF THE DAY WITH INCREASING RAIN POTENTIAL AS A RESULT,
PARTICULARLY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. AT THIS TIME,
POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS APPEAR LIKELY TO EXCEED A QUARTER OF AN
INCH. THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LIMITED, CAN'T RULE OUT A LIGHTNING
POTENTIAL IN THE AREA. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL ONLY REACH THE LOWER
40S AND WITH INCREASING PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL, HUMIDITY MINIMUMS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN AROUND 45 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW PASSES TO THE SOUTH SO
CONFIDENCE IN PRECISE TIMING/MAGNITUDE OF WINDS IS LIMITED. DO
BELIEVE A TRANSITION TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS IS LIKELY LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH STRENGTHENING GUSTS APPROACHING
20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 41 73 64 83 88
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............53 54 51 50 51 53
RH..............41 38 41 39 34 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..22 21 18 17 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.32 30 25 23 23 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 11 10 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.19 18 15 14 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES
OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVERNIGHT,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER 3 AM.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91 96 96 95 95 88 88 80 78 70 87 75
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS SW SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 50 47 44 43 41 41 39 37 36 35 34
RH..............27 26 28 32 33 36 37 40 44 45 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 18 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 18
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND GST.13 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 91 97 99 98 96 97 96 95 92 93 93
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 33 33 32 35 38 39 40 41 41 41 43
RH..............57 57 59 67 64 62 67 70 74 77 83 80
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 20 21 21 22 22 21 21 21 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
FORECASTER...JURGENSEN
REQUESTED BY...DEB HILKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608319.3/LBF
.DELDT 03/31/26
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