017  
FOUS53 KLBF 260631  
PFMLBF  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
NEZ025-271000-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 27 61 31 64 23  
TEMP 28 28 36 54 59 55 41 36 35 33 41 60 64 58 42 34 29 24  
DEWPT 27 26 27 24 20 21 22 21 19 18 20 21 20 22 21 21 19 18  
RH 96 92 69 31 22 26 46 54 52 53 42 22 18 25 43 58 66 77  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW W SW SW W W W NW NW SE SE E NE N  
WIND SPD 5 5 8 12 11 5 5 6 9 10 9 10 8 2 4 5 5 8  
WIND GUST 17 19 20 19  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 21 30 30 28 25 35 23 16  
MIN CHILL 26 20 22 29 24 25 29 15  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 50 18 38 17 43 23 57 25 55  
TEMP 42 42 23 18 31 36 20 19 38 39 27 25 50 50 31 26 49 49  
DEWPT 21 18 13 12 15 16 17 18 24 26 24 24 28 27 24 23 30 29  
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S S NW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 40 20 30 20 10 20 20  
RAIN S S S S S  
SNOW S C C S S S C S S S  
 

 
NEZ022-271000-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 27 60 34 65 30  
TEMP 28 27 35 53 58 56 43 39 37 35 42 60 65 60 45 40 36 31  
DEWPT 26 23 24 21 17 16 15 15 16 15 17 17 15 15 16 16 16 15  
RH 92 85 64 28 20 20 32 37 42 43 36 18 14 17 31 37 43 51  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW W W W W NW  
WIND SPD 5 6 10 18 20 12 10 13 14 13 14 19 17 10 8 10 11 10  
WIND GUST 31 24 26 24 25  
CLOUDS SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 20 27 31 28 26 34 33 29 23  
MIN CHILL 24 18 19 30 25 27 32 21  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 56 22 47 20 50 24 59 25 58  
TEMP 50 49 27 22 39 47 24 22 43 46 30 25 53 52 32 26 52 54  
DEWPT 19 18 16 14 20 22 18 20 26 26 24 22 27 24 22 22 28 28  
PWIND DIR NE SE SE SE S S N SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 30 20 20 20 20 10  
RAIN S S S S S S  
SNOW S S S S C S S S S S  
 

 
NEZ004-271000-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 23 56 29 60 21  
TEMP 26 24 32 48 55 54 39 35 34 32 38 55 60 56 40 32 27 22  
DEWPT 22 22 23 21 18 19 17 16 15 15 16 19 17 18 17 17 16 16  
RH 85 92 69 34 23 25 40 45 45 49 40 24 18 22 39 53 63 77  
WIND DIR W W W NW W W SW W W W W NW W NW E E N N  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 12 13 6 5 6 8 5 6 11 11 5 4 4 3 3  
WIND GUST 13 14 17 23 25 18 20 19 20 21 21 13 13  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 26 29 28 26 16  
MIN CHILL 23 18 19 28 23 24 26 15  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 48 20 45 20 51 23 55 24 60  
TEMP 39 41 22 20 37 45 25 23 43 48 30 25 49 52 31 27 52 56  
DEWPT 20 18 15 14 21 22 22 20 26 26 24 23 25 24 21 21 29 28  
PWIND DIR NE SE S S S S N S S  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 20 20 20 10 5 10  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S S S S  
 

 
NEZ005-271000-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 26 59 31 61 21  
TEMP 28 27 37 52 58 54 39 35 34 32 41 58 61 55 39 33 26 22  
DEWPT 26 24 25 22 19 19 20 20 18 17 19 18 17 19 19 18 18 17  
RH 92 88 61 31 22 25 46 54 51 53 41 21 18 24 44 53 71 81  
WIND DIR W W W NW W W SW SW W W W NW NW N NE E NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 9 11 16 16 8 6 9 10 10 10 13 12 6 6 8 9 9  
WIND GUST 19 23 28 27 20 20 20 25 23  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 20 18 30 28 26 24 34 25 18 12  
MIN CHILL 24 17 19 27 21 25 25 10  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 44 16 38 18 48 24 57 25 58  
TEMP 36 37 19 16 32 35 22 20 41 42 30 27 51 51 32 27 52 52  
DEWPT 18 15 11 9 13 16 17 19 24 26 25 24 26 24 23 23 28 28  
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW NW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 10 20 20 5 5 10  
RAIN S S S  
SNOW S C S S S S  
 

 
NEZ010-271000-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 27 58 32 63 22  
TEMP 29 28 37 52 58 53 41 37 34 34 44 59 63 55 41 34 28 23  
DEWPT 28 27 27 25 22 21 22 22 21 20 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 19  
RH 96 96 67 35 25 28 46 54 58 56 39 23 19 25 42 54 68 84  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW W SW SW W W W NW NW N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 9 11 18 16 6 5 9 10 10 11 14 13 5 5 8 10 11  
WIND GUST 21 20 23 25  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW SC FW B1 FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 21 20 30 30 26 26 38 27 19 12  
MIN CHILL 24 19 20 28 24 27 26 11  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 40 15 31 17 40 23 54 25 53  
TEMP 34 33 18 15 26 29 20 19 33 35 27 25 47 48 32 27 47 47  
DEWPT 17 14 10 7 10 11 13 15 22 25 23 24 28 28 25 24 31 30  
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE S S W SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 40 10 20 20 10 10 20  
RAIN S S S S  
SNOW S C C S S  
 

 
NEZ038-271000-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 25 61 30 64 23  
TEMP 29 26 37 54 59 54 40 35 34 34 42 59 64 58 42 35 29 25  
DEWPT 27 25 28 27 22 23 22 21 20 19 21 22 21 22 20 18 18 18  
RH 92 96 70 35 24 30 48 56 56 54 43 24 19 25 41 49 63 74  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NE SE SE E N  
WIND SPD 4 5 8 12 12 4 4 8 10 11 11 11 9 2 3 5 6 9  
WIND GUST 21 21  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
WIND CHILL 19 31 29 26 26 36 23 16  
MIN CHILL 26 18 20 26 22 24 29 15  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 49 15 34 13 39 20 54 22 53  
TEMP 42 42 23 16 29 34 17 15 34 35 25 23 47 47 30 25 47 47  
DEWPT 22 19 13 10 14 14 14 14 23 25 22 22 31 27 23 23 30 27  
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE S S NW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 50 20 30 30 20 20 30  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN S S S C C  
SNOW S C C S S S C C C S S S  
 

 
NEZ059-271000-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
1231 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 24 62 30 66 26  
TEMP 27 25 33 53 60 57 42 36 33 31 39 59 65 60 45 37 32 28  
DEWPT 27 25 28 28 23 22 21 19 18 18 21 22 20 21 20 19 19 19  
RH 100100 82 38 24 25 43 50 53 58 48 24 18 22 36 48 58 68  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW W SW W W W W NW NW E SE S W NW  
WIND SPD 4 4 5 9 10 4 5 8 10 10 10 10 8 3 4 6 8 8  
CLOUDS FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 19 30 25 23 32 24 19  
MIN CHILL 26 17 17 28 20 17 30 16  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 54 17 40 14 43 20 56 23 55  
TEMP 46 47 26 17 31 40 19 17 35 40 26 22 48 50 31 25 48 51  
DEWPT 22 21 15 12 17 18 17 16 25 26 24 22 31 27 24 23 30 28  
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE S S N SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 40 30 30 30 20 30 30  
RAIN C S S S C C C  
SNOW S C C S C C C C C S C  
 

 
NEZ057-271000-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 25 61 31 66 29  
TEMP 29 26 36 53 60 57 43 38 37 34 41 59 65 60 46 41 36 31  
DEWPT 26 26 28 27 21 20 17 16 15 15 18 21 18 19 17 16 16 16  
RH 88100 72 36 22 23 35 40 40 45 39 23 16 20 31 36 43 53  
WIND DIR W W W NW NW W SW SW W W W NW NW N S SW W NW  
WIND SPD 6 6 10 13 13 5 8 12 12 12 13 16 11 5 6 11 12 11  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
WIND CHILL 22 18 29 31 28 25 33 34 28 21  
MIN CHILL 27 18 19 30 23 22 33 21  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 56 20 44 17 45 21 57 23 55  
TEMP 50 49 29 20 33 44 22 18 38 42 28 23 50 52 32 25 49 52  
DEWPT 22 20 15 13 19 19 17 17 26 25 23 22 30 26 23 22 30 28  
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE S S N SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 30 30 30 20 30 20  
RAIN S C C S S C C S S  
SNOW S C S S C C S C S C  
 

 
NEZ069-271000-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
1131 PM MST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 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 27 63 30 69 29  
TEMP 31 28 41 57 62 58 43 38 36 33 42 63 68 63 46 41 38 32  
DEWPT 28 27 27 24 20 19 17 17 15 15 17 19 16 17 17 16 17 16  
RH 88 96 57 28 20 22 35 42 42 47 36 18 13 17 31 36 42 51  
WIND DIR W W NW NW NW NW SW W W W W NW NW N S W W NW  
WIND SPD 5 8 10 13 12 4 5 10 10 10 11 16 12 5 5 10 10 10  
WIND GUST 24 21  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN  
WIND CHILL 25 20 34 31 29 25 36 35 31 23  
MIN CHILL 30 19 20 30 22 21 35 22  
 
DATE 02/28/26 SUN 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26  
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 61 21 46 17 46 22 59 24 56  
TEMP 56 53 30 21 37 46 22 19 39 43 28 24 52 53 33 26 50 52  
DEWPT 21 20 17 14 19 19 18 18 25 26 24 23 29 26 24 23 29 28  
PWIND DIR N E SE SE SE S N SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 30 20 30 20 30 30  
RAIN C C S S C C C S  
SNOW S C C C C S  
 

 
 
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