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FOUS53 KLBF 190631  
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
NEZ025-201000-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
DATE 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 14 24 4 29 10  
TEMP 20 16 14 16 20 19 14 10 7 4 8 21 28 24 17 14 11 10  
DEWPT 10 8 9 11 11 11 9 6 4 2 5 10 12 12 12 11 10 8  
RH 64 70 80 80 67 70 80 83 87 91 87 62 50 60 80 88 96 91  
WIND DIR NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W W W W  
WIND SPD 17 18 23 21 20 14 10 6 5 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 27 29 34 32  
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 90 60 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.46 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 8 T  
SNOW C D D L L S S C C S S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 5 -1 -5 -2 4 5 1 -1 -3 -4 0 13 22  
MIN CHILL 14 -2 -6 2 -1 -5 -5 18 14 9  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 39 10 35 10 44 26 61 27 54  
TEMP 31 32 16 11 30 29 13 11 36 38 30 28 54 52 34 30 49 49  
DEWPT 20 18 10 5 13 13 6 7 16 21 19 22 28 27 23 22 23 22  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE S SW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC FW FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S  
 
 
NEZ022-201000-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 12 24 -1 31 10  
TEMP 22 14 12 18 22 20 11 5 2 -1 6 23 30 28 20 16 12 10  
DEWPT 8 8 9 11 11 10 7 3 1 -2 3 10 13 14 16 13 11 9  
RH 54 76 87 73 62 64 83 91 95 95 87 57 49 55 84 88 96 96  
WIND DIR NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E E S SW SW W  
WIND SPD 19 19 19 19 18 12 6 4 3 2 2 6 8 5 4 4 4 4  
WIND GUST 29 29 29  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 70 10 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.11 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 2 00-00  
SNOW L L L C C C C C C S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 7 -4 -6 1 8 8 0 -4 -5 15 22 22 14 9 5 3  
MIN CHILL 14 -5 -7 4 -6 -7 0 18 8 2  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 41 9 40 15 52 28 64 27 56  
TEMP 35 35 16 9 33 34 18 16 42 45 32 29 57 57 35 30 51 51  
DEWPT 16 13 10 5 13 14 10 8 18 22 20 19 25 22 21 18 20 18  
PWIND DIR NW NW SE SE S SW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN BZ GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20  
RAIN S  
 
 
NEZ004-201000-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 7 18 -6 28 2  
TEMP 13 8 7 12 16 16 9 4 0 -4 0 18 27 25 14 9 6 3  
DEWPT 4 4 5 8 9 9 5 2 -2 -4 0 8 11 12 10 8 6 3  
RH 67 83 91 84 73 73 83 91 91100100 64 50 57 84 96100100  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW N NW NW N W W NW NE SE SW SW W  
WIND SPD 13 13 11 12 11 6 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1  
WIND GUST 27 27 25 23  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 90 30 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.23 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 1 4 T  
SNOW C D L L L C S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL -1 -8 -9 -3 3 6  
MIN CHILL 6 -8 -10 -2 3 -6 -6 15 9 3  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 36 5 37 13 50 28 59 24 51  
TEMP 28 30 12 5 29 32 18 16 41 46 32 31 54 53 34 29 47 48  
DEWPT 16 15 8 4 13 14 13 10 20 25 22 21 26 24 21 20 20 18  
PWIND DIR W NW S SE S SW W W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20  
SNOW S  
 
 
NEZ005-201000-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
DATE 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 12 22 5 29 9  
TEMP 16 13 12 17 20 19 14 12 10 6 9 21 28 24 16 13 11 9  
DEWPT 7 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 1 0 1 5 6 7 6 5 6 6  
RH 67 70 70 53 49 54 67 70 66 76 69 49 38 47 64 70 80 87  
WIND DIR N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW W SW W  
WIND SPD 14 17 20 20 19 14 11 9 6 5 5 6 6 5 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 25 29 33 33 32  
CLOUDS B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 50 40 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T  
SNOW C C C C C  
OBVIS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 1 -4 -6 0 5 5 0 0 -2 -5 -1 12 21 17  
MIN CHILL 7 -4 -7 2 -1 -6 -6 15 9 2  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 39 8 35 9 44 26 59 24 51  
TEMP 32 33 16 9 28 27 13 12 38 39 31 30 54 52 34 29 46 46  
DEWPT 13 11 7 3 5 9 5 6 16 21 22 22 26 24 22 20 20 20  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE S SW W W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT BZ GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20  
RAIN S  
SNOW S  
 
 
NEZ010-201000-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
DATE 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 17 26 9 29 10  
TEMP 19 17 17 20 24 22 18 16 13 11 13 23 28 24 18 15 12 10  
DEWPT 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 5 7 9 7 6 4 3 4  
RH 70 73 73 67 57 62 70 70 73 73 70 50 44 47 59 61 66 76  
WIND DIR N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 13 17 21 23 21 17 14 12 11 10 10 10 6 3 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 32  
CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 70 60 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0.04 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 3 1  
SNOW C L L L S  
OBVIS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 6 2 0 3 9 7 4 2 -1 -3 1 12 21  
MIN CHILL 14 1 -1 6 1 -4 -5 16 9 4  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 35 8 32 5 36 23 56 24 48  
TEMP 29 30 17 9 25 23 10 6 30 32 29 28 50 49 34 30 44 43  
DEWPT 11 13 7 3 5 9 2 1 11 18 19 22 29 27 23 22 20 21  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE S S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
 
 
NEZ038-201000-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
DATE 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 16 25 2 28 7  
TEMP 23 18 16 18 21 20 14 11 8 5 9 22 27 23 16 14 12 8  
DEWPT 10 10 11 12 13 12 10 6 4 2 5 10 13 14 12 11 10 8  
RH 57 70 80 77 71 71 84 80 83 87 83 59 55 68 84 88 91100  
WIND DIR NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N W W W W  
WIND SPD 20 23 26 24 20 16 12 9 6 5 5 5 6 3 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 37 36 33  
CLOUDS SC B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 20 80 60 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.29 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 5 T  
SNOW C L D D L S S S C C S S S  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 9 1 -3 1 5 5 -1 -2 -4 -5 0 14 19  
MIN CHILL 17 -1 -4 1 -3 -7 -9 16 9 2  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 37 9 34 7 42 23 61 25 55  
TEMP 31 31 15 10 28 28 10 9 34 36 29 27 53 52 35 30 49 48  
DEWPT 21 20 10 6 14 14 4 4 15 18 18 20 29 26 21 21 23 22  
PWIND DIR NW NW N E S S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
SNOW S  
 
 
NEZ059-201000-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
DATE 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 16 26 4 31 10  
TEMP 24 19 16 18 23 22 15 10 7 4 8 23 30 27 20 17 13 10  
DEWPT 10 9 11 13 14 12 10 6 4 3 5 11 14 15 16 15 12 10  
RH 54 64 80 80 68 65 80 83 87 95 87 59 51 60 84 92 96100  
WIND DIR NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NE E NE W W W  
WIND SPD 18 18 20 18 18 13 8 5 4 3 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 28  
CLOUDS B1 OV OV B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 80 30 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 T  
SNOW C D L C C C C C C C C S  
OBVIS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 10 3 -1 3 9 9 4 0 -1 17 24  
MIN CHILL 22 2 -2 4 -1 -3 -2 19 12 5  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 41 10 39 11 46 24 65 26 58  
TEMP 33 36 17 11 31 34 14 11 36 43 29 26 56 58 36 30 51 52  
DEWPT 21 19 14 7 15 15 9 7 16 21 19 20 27 26 23 21 23 23  
PWIND DIR W NW N SE S S W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
SNOW S  
 
 
NEZ057-201000-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 16 27 2 31 10  
TEMP 26 19 16 20 25 22 14 9 5 4 8 23 30 28 21 17 13 10  
DEWPT 9 9 11 13 14 12 8 5 3 1 4 11 14 14 15 13 11 9  
RH 48 64 80 74 62 65 76 83 91 87 83 59 51 55 77 84 91 96  
WIND DIR NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW E E E E SW SW W  
WIND SPD 21 20 21 18 18 12 6 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 4 4  
CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 80 20 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0.01 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00  
SNOW C L D L C S C C C C C C  
OBVIS BS BS BS BS  
WIND CHILL 11 3 -2 4 11 11 4 0 -3 16 23 22 14 10 5 1  
MIN CHILL 22 2 -2 7 -1 -6 -6 20 9 0  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 41 9 40 13 48 25 65 27 57  
TEMP 33 36 17 10 33 35 18 14 39 45 31 27 58 59 38 31 52 53  
DEWPT 21 15 11 6 15 14 8 7 17 21 17 17 25 21 21 20 22 19  
PWIND DIR NW NW N SE S SW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
 
 
NEZ069-201000-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26 SAT  
MST 3HRLY 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 18 31 6 32 11  
TEMP 30 21 18 24 28 26 16 12 9 7 11 27 32 28 21 18 14 11  
DEWPT 12 11 14 13 14 11 10 7 6 5 6 11 14 16 16 15 13 11  
RH 46 65 84 62 55 52 77 80 87 91 80 50 47 60 81 88 96100  
WIND DIR NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NE E E E E SW SW W  
WIND SPD 18 19 21 18 18 11 5 4 4 3 3 6 9 6 5 4 4 5  
WIND GUST 31 33 28  
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 60 10 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0 0.03 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 1 00-00  
RAIN  
SNOW C L L C C C C C C S S  
OBVIS BS  
WIND CHILL 18 5 1 10 16 15 7 4 2 20 24 21 13 12 6 3  
MIN CHILL 27 4 0 14 3 -1 -1 20 11 2  
 
DATE 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26  
MST 6HRLY 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 44 11 43 13 53 25 68 27 61  
TEMP 38 38 19 12 37 38 20 15 43 48 33 27 61 61 39 31 55 55  
DEWPT 17 13 11 7 12 13 10 8 15 20 19 18 22 21 20 20 20 18  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE SE S SW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
 
 
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