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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
131 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
NEZ025-182200-
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT
131 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 60 14 25 6 29
TEMP 57 53 38 30 23 18 17 20 23 20 14 12 9 6 11 24 29 25
DEWPT 12 14 9 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 7 5 3 6 10 12 13
RH 16 21 29 42 62 80 84 74 62 67 80 80 83 87 80 54 48 60
WIND DIR SW E E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 8 6 11 14 18 19 21 21 21 14 10 6 5 4 4 5 6 3
WIND GUST 26 28 29 33 32
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B2
POP 12HR 5 60 80 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.39 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 7
SNOW C C L D D D L L S S C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 31 19 9 2 0 4 8 7 1 1 -1 -3 3 16 22
MIN CHILL 18 2 -4 6 0 -4 -3 18
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 10 38 9 34 10 44 26 61
TEMP 15 10 32 30 15 11 29 29 13 11 36 38 30 28 54 52
DEWPT 10 9 19 17 9 7 12 13 6 7 16 21 19 22 28 27
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N SE S SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW C C S
NEZ022-182200-
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT
1231 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 57 12 25 1 31
TEMP 54 51 39 32 24 15 14 19 23 20 12 6 3 1 6 24 30 27
DEWPT 13 13 13 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 7 4 2 -1 2 9 11 12
RH 19 21 34 39 57 84 84 70 59 64 80 91 95 91 83 52 44 53
WIND DIR S SE E E NE N N N NW NW N NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND SPD 13 13 14 19 19 19 20 20 19 12 6 4 3 2 3 9 10 6
WIND GUST 25 31 29 29
CLOUDS B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B2
POP 12HR 20 70 70 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.08 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 2 2
RAIN C
SNOW C C L L L C C S S C C C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 31 20 9 -2 -4 2 8 8 1 -3 -4 0 14 20 20
MIN CHILL 19 -3 -7 4 -4 -8 -7 17
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 39 9 39 15 52 28 64
TEMP 15 11 34 33 15 9 33 34 18 16 42 45 32 29 57 57
DEWPT 12 8 14 13 10 5 14 14 10 8 18 22 20 19 25 22
PWIND DIR W NW NW E SE S SW W
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW C S
NEZ004-182200-
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT
1231 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 52 7 19 -3 27
TEMP 48 46 31 22 15 10 9 14 17 17 10 4 0 -2 3 19 27 25
DEWPT 15 14 8 8 8 7 7 8 9 9 6 3 0 -2 1 8 11 12
RH 26 27 37 54 73 87 91 76 70 70 83 95100100 91 61 50 57
WIND DIR E E E NE N N N N NW NW N NW W W W NW NW N
WIND SPD 9 11 16 14 13 13 12 13 12 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 5 3
WIND GUST 23 29 29 28 27 26 24
CLOUDS SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 20 70 80 40 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0.24 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 3 4
RAIN S
SNOW S C C L D D L L C C S S C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 20 9 1 -6 -7 -1 4 8 20
MIN CHILL 39 8 -7 -10 2 3 -3 -2 17
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 3 35 3 35 13 50 28 59
TEMP 10 4 29 30 12 6 29 32 18 16 41 46 32 31 54 53
DEWPT 7 4 15 15 8 5 12 14 13 10 20 25 22 21 26 24
PWIND DIR SW NW NW SW SE S SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
SNOW C S
NEZ005-182200-
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT
131 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 53 12 25 7 27
TEMP 49 45 30 23 18 15 15 19 22 19 15 12 9 7 11 23 27 24
DEWPT 10 8 10 13 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 5 3 1 3 7 8 7
RH 20 21 42 65 77 80 77 61 54 59 70 73 76 76 69 50 44 47
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 11 10 12 13 14 17 19 20 20 14 12 10 8 5 5 6 8 5
WIND GUST 24 27 29 32 34 32 25
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 40 60 50 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 3
SNOW S S C L L L C C S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 20 11 4 -1 -3 3 7 5 1 0 -3 -3 1 14 19 17
MIN CHILL 38 10 -2 -7 2 -1 -5 -5 15
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 7 35 6 32 9 44 26 59
TEMP 12 7 31 29 14 8 26 27 13 12 38 39 31 30 54 52
DEWPT 4 4 13 13 8 4 9 9 5 6 16 21 22 22 26 24
PWIND DIR W NW NW N SE S SW W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT BZ GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW S S S
NEZ010-182200-
O'NEILL-HOLT NE
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT
131 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 57 17 29 10 27
TEMP 53 48 36 27 22 19 20 23 26 23 19 17 13 11 14 23 26 23
DEWPT 11 11 12 15 15 16 16 16 15 13 13 11 8 6 6 9 10 9
RH 18 22 36 60 74 88 84 74 62 65 77 77 80 80 70 54 50 54
WIND DIR NW N NE NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 12 5 10 11 13 18 21 23 21 17 14 12 11 10 10 10 8 4
WIND GUST 24
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR 0 20 60 50 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.23 0.03 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 3
SNOW S C L L C C S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 28 17 9 4 4 7 11 9 5 3 -1 -3 1 12 19 17
MIN CHILL 17 4 0 8 2 -3 -3 14
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 32 7 28 5 36 23 56
TEMP 14 9 27 25 16 10 24 23 10 6 30 32 29 28 50 49
DEWPT 6 4 12 14 6 4 9 9 2 1 11 18 19 22 29 27
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NE S S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW S S S
NEZ038-182200-
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT
131 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 61 15 28 5 29
TEMP 57 53 38 33 27 20 20 21 23 21 15 12 9 6 11 23 28 24
DEWPT 13 15 12 8 12 14 15 15 14 13 10 7 5 3 6 12 13 13
RH 17 22 34 34 53 77 81 77 68 71 80 80 83 87 80 62 53 62
WIND DIR SW SE E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
WIND SPD 8 5 9 16 20 23 26 24 21 16 12 9 6 5 5 6 6 4
WIND GUST 31 33 36 35 33
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B2
POP 12HR 5 40 80 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.36 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 6
SNOW S C D D D L L S S C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 32 23 14 4 3 5 8 8 1 0 -2 -4 1 15 21 18
MIN CHILL 22 3 -3 6 -2 -7 -6 16
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 38 8 34 7 42 23 61
TEMP 14 9 32 30 14 10 29 28 10 9 34 36 29 27 53 52
DEWPT 10 8 19 19 10 6 13 14 4 4 15 18 18 20 29 26
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N E S S W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN S
SNOW C C S S
NEZ059-182200-
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT
131 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 60 16 28 5 31
TEMP 58 54 41 37 30 21 18 21 25 23 16 12 7 5 9 23 31 29
DEWPT 16 15 15 13 11 13 14 15 14 12 11 8 5 3 6 11 13 14
RH 19 21 34 37 44 71 84 77 62 62 80 84 91 91 87 59 47 53
WIND DIR S SE E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
WIND SPD 9 9 10 13 17 18 20 18 18 12 8 5 4 3 3 5 6 5
WIND GUST 27 31 29
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2
POP 12HR 5 50 70 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.15 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 3
RAIN S
SNOW S C C L L L L C C C C C
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL 35 28 18 6 2 6 11 11 4 3 -2 -2 17 24 23
MIN CHILL 26 5 -2 8 1 -3 -2 18
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 12 41 10 38 11 46 24 65
TEMP 17 12 34 36 15 10 31 34 14 11 36 43 29 26 56 58
DEWPT 13 10 19 18 12 6 15 15 9 7 16 21 19 20 27 26
PWIND DIR NW NW NW N SE S S W
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW C C S
NEZ057-182200-
OGALLALA-KEITH NE
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT
1231 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 58 17 28 4 31
TEMP 55 53 42 37 30 21 18 21 25 24 15 11 7 4 9 24 31 28
DEWPT 17 15 15 13 11 13 13 15 14 11 9 6 4 2 5 11 13 14
RH 22 22 33 37 44 71 80 77 62 57 77 80 87 91 83 57 47 55
WIND DIR S SE E E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW NE NE NE
WIND SPD 12 11 13 17 20 21 21 20 18 12 8 5 4 3 4 8 9 6
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 60 70 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.10 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 T 2
RAIN S
SNOW C C C L L C C C C C C C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL 35 27 18 6 1 6 12 12 5 2 -2 -2 1 16 23 22
MIN CHILL 27 5 -1 9 2 -5 -4 19
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 40 10 40 13 48 25 65
TEMP 17 12 34 36 18 12 33 35 18 14 39 45 31 27 58 59
DEWPT 11 9 18 15 10 7 15 14 8 7 17 21 17 17 25 21
PWIND DIR SW NW NW NE SE S SW W
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW C C S
NEZ069-182200-
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT
1231 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26
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 60 18 33 8 33
TEMP 57 54 42 37 33 24 21 27 30 27 17 13 10 8 12 28 33 29
DEWPT 16 16 16 17 15 14 15 14 13 11 10 8 7 5 7 10 12 13
RH 20 22 34 44 47 65 77 57 49 50 73 80 87 87 80 46 41 51
WIND DIR S SE E W NW N N N N N N NW NW NW N E E E
WIND SPD 13 10 12 12 16 20 21 19 18 12 6 5 4 3 4 8 10 8
WIND GUST 27 31 34 29 28
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 10 50 50 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 1
RAIN S C C
SNOW C C C C C S S C C C
OBVIS BS
WIND CHILL 35 29 22 9 5 14 18 16 7 4 2 1 5 20 25 21
MIN CHILL 29 8 1 15 3 -1 1 20
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26
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 44 11 43 13 53 25 68
TEMP 19 14 39 38 18 13 37 38 20 15 43 48 33 27 61 61
DEWPT 13 11 16 12 10 9 13 13 10 8 15 20 19 18 22 21
PWIND DIR SW NW NW NE SE S SW W
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW C S
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