776  
FOUS53 KLBF 201656  
PFMLBF  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1056 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
NEZ025-202200-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
1056 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 26 9 37 8 32  
TEMP 17 26 22 17 12 10 9 17 29 35 33 21 18 12 8 13 26 32 26  
DEWPT 8 13 14 12 10 9 9 15 22 21 20 16 13 8 6 7 11 12 11  
RH 67 57 71 80 91 96100 92 75 56 58 81 80 84 91 76 52 43 52  
WIND DIR N N NE W W W W W NW NW W NW N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 8 6 2  
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW S  
WIND CHILL 7 19 23 15 10 4 -1 4 18 25  
MIN CHILL -4 12 12 9 10 27 10 -2 -1 20  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 8 42 26 61 29 57 26 61  
TEMP 12 8 33 36 28 29 54 54 37 32 50 52 32 28 54 55  
DEWPT 4 3 16 21 20 22 29 29 27 28 26 23 22 21 24 22  
PWIND DIR E S SW W W NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
 

 
NEZ022-202200-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
956 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 31 11 40 9 38  
TEMP 19 31 28 21 14 13 12 18 33 38 35 23 17 12 9 14 31 38 34  
DEWPT 3 8 10 12 13 13 11 12 14 11 11 10 9 7 5 7 11 12 13  
RH 49 37 46 68 96100 96 77 45 32 36 57 70 80 83 73 43 34 41  
WIND DIR NE NE E SE S SW W W NW NW NW N N N N NE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 9 13 14 8 5 5 4 3 3 6 10 9  
CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW S S  
WIND CHILL 12 25 6 6 3 7 23 30 29 17 9 4 3 8 24 31 27  
MIN CHILL -4 18 5 2 1 26 7 1 2 25  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 13 55 28 65 30 56 26 61  
TEMP 18 13 43 49 32 31 60 59 39 33 48 51 32 28 54 55  
DEWPT 11 9 18 22 18 16 22 23 27 25 25 21 21 20 19 18  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10  
RAIN S  
 

 
NEZ004-202200-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
956 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 28 5 36 3 34  
TEMP 17 28 24 14 10 8 6 13 28 34 32 20 13 6 3 8 26 33 31  
DEWPT 3 10 10 10 8 7 6 10 15 13 14 12 8 4 3 6 11 13 14  
RH 53 46 54 84 91 96100 87 58 41 47 71 80 91100 91 52 43 49  
WIND DIR NW NW NE SE S SW W W NW NW NW N N N N N S SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 8 9 5 3 2 1 1 1 3 5 5  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 10 20 27 27 25  
MIN CHILL -3 16 9 5 2 24 12 3 4 23  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 11 51 26 60 26 51 23 56  
TEMP 14 14 40 47 32 31 55 55 35 30 45 47 29 25 50 52  
DEWPT 10 11 20 24 20 19 24 26 27 25 25 23 19 17 21 20  
PWIND DIR SE SW SW W W NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 10  
RAIN S S S S S  
SNOW S  
 

 
NEZ005-202200-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
1056 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 26 8 38 7 32  
TEMP 17 26 22 15 10 8 8 14 32 38 34 23 16 10 7 11 25 32 28  
DEWPT 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 7 11 10 11 12 7 4 2 3 3 3 1  
RH 56 42 49 61 76 76 76 73 41 31 38 62 67 76 79 69 38 28 30  
WIND DIR NW NW N NE SW SW SW W NW NW NW N N N NW N N N NE  
WIND SPD 8 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 10 9 6 6 5 5 5 8 6 5  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 7 18 16 26 30 27 15 7 0 -3 2 17 25 21  
MIN CHILL -2 10 9 8 8 25 5 -3 -3 20  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 8 46 27 63 28 55 26 60  
TEMP 13 9 37 41 31 31 57 54 36 33 50 49 31 28 53 54  
DEWPT -1 1 14 22 21 21 24 24 24 26 21 19 19 19 21 19  
PWIND DIR E S SW W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT BZ GN BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 10 20 10  
RAIN S S S S  
SNOW S  
 

 
NEZ010-202200-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
1056 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 26 10 35 10 30  
TEMP 20 26 22 15 11 10 10 15 28 34 31 23 19 12 10 13 23 29 24  
DEWPT 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0 2 7 9 12 13 10 5 4 3 3 3 2  
RH 41 33 37 48 60 63 63 55 40 35 45 65 67 73 76 63 41 32 38  
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NW NW N NW NW W NW N N NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 11 8 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 5 4 5 8 9 9 11 12 10 5  
CLOUDS FW CL SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
WIND CHILL 8 18 16 16 9 0 -3 0 12 20 17  
MIN CHILL -2 11 10 9 9 25 8 -4 -5 15  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 3 34 22 61 29 55 28 58  
TEMP 10 4 26 30 27 27 54 53 37 33 48 49 33 30 52 53  
DEWPT 0 -2 5 16 17 21 27 28 26 25 27 21 21 20 23 23  
PWIND DIR NE S S W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 10  
 

 
NEZ038-202200-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
1056 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 27 9 36 8 31  
TEMP 19 27 21 15 14 11 11 18 29 34 30 20 17 12 9 14 25 30 24  
DEWPT 8 14 15 14 10 9 10 15 22 23 21 15 13 9 6 8 12 14 12  
RH 61 57 77 96 84 91 96 88 75 64 69 81 84 87 87 76 57 51 60  
WIND DIR N N N N W W W W NW NW W W NW N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 8 5 2 2 2 1 1 2 5 6 3 4 6 6 6 8 10 8 2  
CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
SNOW S S S S  
WIND CHILL 8 20 23 28 13 8 2 -2 3 15 22  
MIN CHILL -5 12 13 9 11 24 6 -3 -3 17  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 4 39 21 60 28 57 26 62  
TEMP 10 5 31 34 27 26 53 53 37 34 50 50 32 28 55 55  
DEWPT 4 2 14 18 17 20 30 29 27 27 29 24 23 22 25 22  
PWIND DIR NE S SW W W NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN S S S S  
 

 
NEZ059-202200-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
1056 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 29 12 40 10 35  
TEMP 18 28 26 20 14 13 12 18 30 38 35 23 19 14 11 15 28 35 31  
DEWPT 8 16 17 16 14 13 12 17 23 22 20 16 14 11 8 9 13 14 14  
RH 64 60 68 84100100100 96 75 52 54 74 80 88 87 77 53 41 49  
WIND DIR N NE E E W SW W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 3  
CLOUDS FW B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 50 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
SNOW S C C S  
WIND CHILL 10 23 32 17 11 6 3 8 22  
MIN CHILL -5 16 13 11 8 27 10 2 3 24  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 9 45 23 67 30 59 26 63  
TEMP 14 9 34 41 28 25 58 60 38 32 50 53 32 27 55 57  
DEWPT 9 6 15 19 18 19 27 27 27 26 29 24 23 22 24 23  
PWIND DIR E S SW W NW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S S  
 

 
NEZ057-202200-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
956 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 28 11 41 9 37  
TEMP 18 28 25 20 15 14 13 18 32 39 37 24 20 14 10 16 30 37 33  
DEWPT 8 16 17 15 13 12 11 15 20 17 14 10 10 9 7 8 12 13 14  
RH 64 60 71 81 92 92 91 88 61 40 38 54 64 80 87 70 46 37 45  
WIND DIR E E E SE S SW SW W NW NW NW NW N N N N NE E E  
WIND SPD 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 9 12 11 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 6 5  
CLOUDS SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 50 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 00-00  
SNOW S C C S  
WIND CHILL 9 22 19 8 5 8 23 32 17 11 6 2 8 24  
MIN CHILL -4 16 7 3 0 27 11 0 2 28  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 9 49 25 67 30 58 26 62  
TEMP 16 10 38 45 31 28 60 61 41 36 50 53 34 28 56 57  
DEWPT 9 8 16 19 16 16 24 24 24 25 29 24 21 20 23 20  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ GN BZ GN BZ  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10  
RAIN S S  
 

 
NEZ069-202200-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
956 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 30 11 43 11 40  
TEMP 21 30 26 20 15 13 13 21 36 42 39 25 20 16 12 17 34 40 36  
DEWPT 7 12 15 17 15 13 13 15 17 13 11 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11  
RH 54 46 62 88100100100 77 45 30 31 52 64 73 87 73 36 30 35  
WIND DIR SE E E E S SW W W NW NW NW W NW N N NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 4 8 6 5 3 3 5 9 13 11 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5  
CLOUDS SC OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 40 60 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.04 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR T 1 00-00  
SNOW S L L C S  
WIND CHILL 15 23 18 12 7 4 11 27 36 19 12 7 4 11  
MIN CHILL 10 18 8 2 2 32 11 3 4 30  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 11 52 24 70 30 61 26 65  
TEMP 18 12 42 47 31 27 63 62 41 35 55 56 34 28 58 59  
DEWPT 9 8 15 17 17 16 21 23 24 24 27 24 23 22 22 20  
PWIND DIR SE S SW W NW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 10  
RAIN S S  
 

 
 
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