276  
FNUS73 KLBF 221918  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VALENTINE NORTH HIGHWAY 83 FIRE...VALENTINE 911  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
218 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MARCH 22.  
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 WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. ON MONDAY, NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA. LOOK FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO  
GUST UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINIMUM RH WILL FALL TO  
AROUND 25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDTIONS  
ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE  
WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 51 52  
RH..............46 39 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 14 12  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8  
TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 11 8 8 13 14 22 31 31 45 44 57  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 51 48 44 40 37 35 33 33 32 32 32  
RH..............36 36 40 47 55 59 64 69 72 72 75 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO  
20 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 39 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH BECOMING 8 TO  
14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........62 77 82 76 79 78 78 81 72 62 37 27  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............32 33 35 38 41 45 49 53 56 57 59 60  
RH..............75 69 64 59 55 47 42 36 31 29 26 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 15 18 20 22 23 25 26 26 24  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 22 25 28 31 35 37 38 39 38 36  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 11 13 15 17 19 21 22 23 23 23 22  
 

 
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REQUESTED BY...GARY JACKSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 03/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARY.JACKSON@CHERRYCOUNTYNE.GOV  
 
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