918  
FOUS53 KLBF 260631  
PFMLBF  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
NEZ025-270900-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 74 103 72 99 69  
TEMP 77 74 87 98103100 84 79 74 73 88 96 99 93 80 76 72 70  
DEWPT 62 64 69 68 65 67 67 66 65 64 66 64 62 63 64 64 64 63  
RH 60 71 55 38 29 34 57 64 74 73 48 35 30 37 58 66 76 78  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SE SE S NE NW NE E E E E SW NE NE  
WIND SPD 13 11 12 12 10 6 3 2 3 4 9 12 13 11 4 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 26 23 24  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.02 0.35  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C  
TSTMS S C S C S  
HEAT INDEX 91104107105 87 90 98100 94 82  
MAX HEAT 84 83 105 108 102 98 101 92  
EXTREME HEAT W W W W W W W W W  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 67 92 68 90 65 89 64 88  
TEMP 87 88 72 68 88 90 74 69 86 87 72 66 85 86 69 65 84 86  
DEWPT 64 64 65 64 66 65 67 66 67 66 66 64 64 61 62 61 62 60  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SW N NE S SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 FW FW FW SC CL FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 20 5 50 30 40 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C S C C  
 

 
NEZ022-270900-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
MDT 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 71 105 70 100 65  
TEMP 76 72 89101105103 88 81 75 71 89 98 98 91 80 75 70 66  
DEWPT 55 57 57 53 50 50 55 57 57 58 59 57 58 60 62 63 63 62  
RH 48 59 34 20 16 17 33 44 54 63 37 26 27 36 54 66 78 87  
WIND DIR S S W NW NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 13 10 10 11 12 12 12 8 8 6 9 13 14 14 10 5 5 4  
WIND GUST 26 24 23 24 26 27  
CLOUDS B1 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 40 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C  
TSTMS C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 81 91 81  
MAX HEAT 82 80 100 103 98 81 97 100 88  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
MDT 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 92 64 93 63 94 62 93 62 93  
TEMP 88 89 73 65 89 90 72 65 89 91 72 64 89 90 71 64 88 90  
DEWPT 62 62 63 63 63 62 63 63 62 59 61 61 58 54 59 59 58 54  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S NW NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC CL  
POP 12HR 30 40 10 60 20 20 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C L S S S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S  
 

 
NEZ004-270900-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
MDT 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 72 101 70 98 66  
TEMP 75 72 85 96 99 99 84 79 72 70 84 94 95 88 77 73 68 66  
DEWPT 54 55 59 57 55 55 57 58 58 58 60 58 57 59 61 62 62 61  
RH 48 55 41 27 23 23 40 49 61 66 44 30 28 38 58 68 81 84  
WIND DIR S SW W NW N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 11 9 6 10 10 9 4 2 1 1 4 9 11 10 5 3 2 2  
WIND GUST 23 19  
CLOUDS B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S L L C C  
TSTMS S S C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 85 84  
MAX HEAT 95 101 95 93 96 86  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
MDT 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 93 65 94 65 92 63 92 62 93  
TEMP 88 88 72 65 89 89 72 66 87 88 71 64 87 89 71 63 87 91  
DEWPT 61 60 62 62 63 61 63 62 62 58 61 61 58 55 59 59 57 53  
PWIND DIR SE S S S NW E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 30 20 60 20 20 10 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C S L S S S S  
TSTMS C C S C S S S S  
 

 
NEZ005-270900-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 75 106 72 101 69  
TEMP 78 75 90102106103 87 80 74 72 88 98101 95 81 77 71 69  
DEWPT 59 61 64 62 60 60 62 63 62 61 61 56 53 56 60 61 62 62  
RH 52 62 42 27 23 25 43 56 66 68 40 25 20 27 49 58 73 78  
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW N NE SW NW NW NE E E E SE SE SW S  
WIND SPD 14 12 13 8 9 11 4 3 3 4 9 12 12 11 5 4 3 3  
WIND GUST 26 24  
CLOUDS B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 5 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S  
TSTMS C C C C  
HEAT INDEX 91104107104 87 81 88 82  
MAX HEAT 85 83 105 108 102 97 99 89  
EXTREME HEAT W W W W W W W W W  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 94 67 95 67 91 64 89 63 90  
TEMP 90 91 74 67 91 92 75 68 87 87 71 65 85 87 70 64 87 88  
DEWPT 62 60 63 63 64 64 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 60 62 61 61 58  
PWIND DIR SE S S S W N NE S S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 20 50 40 30 5 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S C C S S  
 

 
NEZ010-270900-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 75 102 73 99 71  
TEMP 78 75 87 98102 98 84 79 75 73 86 95 98 95 81 76 73 71  
DEWPT 66 66 71 70 69 71 72 71 69 67 68 63 59 60 62 62 62 62  
RH 67 74 59 41 35 42 67 77 82 81 55 35 28 31 53 62 68 73  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SW SW NW N NE E E SE SE E E  
WIND SPD 11 10 11 16 14 11 8 4 4 5 10 12 11 9 4 2 2 2  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS B2 OV B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW B2 OV B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 93105110106 90 89 97 98 95 82  
MAX HEAT 87 86 108 112 105 98 100 94  
EXTREME HEAT W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE 07/28 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 67 94 69 88 65 86 64 87  
TEMP 88 90 72 67 90 91 74 69 84 85 70 66 83 83 68 65 83 84  
DEWPT 62 61 64 64 63 63 67 67 67 67 67 66 65 64 65 63 63 61  
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S N SW S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW B2 B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 10 50 50 50 5 20 5  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C C C S S  
 

 
NEZ038-270900-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 73 100 72 97 70  
TEMP 75 73 86 95 99 98 83 78 74 72 86 94 96 92 79 75 72 70  
DEWPT 66 67 71 71 69 70 69 68 66 66 69 68 66 66 66 64 64 64  
RH 74 81 61 46 38 41 63 71 76 81 57 43 38 43 64 69 76 81  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S N N NE E E E E NE NE E  
WIND SPD 11 9 10 12 12 9 3 2 2 4 9 12 12 9 4 3 2 1  
WIND GUST 21 19  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C  
TSTMS C S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 91103106105 86 90 99100 96  
MAX HEAT 104 107 103 100 101 93  
EXTREME HEAT W W W W W W W W W  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 66 90 67 87 65 87 63 86  
TEMP 84 86 71 67 86 87 73 67 83 85 70 66 82 85 68 63 82 84  
DEWPT 66 66 66 65 67 66 67 66 68 67 66 65 66 64 63 62 64 62  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NW NE W SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 5 50 30 40 5 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C S C S  
TSTMS S S S C C S S C S  
 

 
NEZ059-270900-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
130 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 73 105 72 101 69  
TEMP 77 73 86 99104102 86 80 76 73 87 98 99 94 81 76 73 70  
DEWPT 63 66 68 66 63 65 66 65 64 64 67 65 64 65 66 66 65 65  
RH 62 79 55 34 27 30 51 60 66 73 52 34 32 39 60 71 76 84  
WIND DIR SE SE S S S SE SE E NE NE NE E E NE E N NE NE  
WIND SPD 9 5 6 11 10 5 4 2 3 4 9 13 13 11 6 3 3 3  
WIND GUST 24 21  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C  
TSTMS C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 89103107106 88 81 90101102 97 83  
MAX HEAT 104 109 104 101 103 93  
EXTREME HEAT W W W W W W W W W  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 66 93 67 91 65 91 63 90  
TEMP 87 89 73 67 88 91 74 69 86 89 71 67 87 89 69 64 86 88  
DEWPT 65 65 65 66 65 65 67 66 66 66 66 65 64 61 63 62 62 60  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S SW N NE E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 30 5 50 30 30 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S C C C C  
 

 
NEZ057-270900-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
MDT 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 73 106 72 101 68  
TEMP 76 73 86100104104 85 78 74 72 86 98 97 92 78 74 71 68  
DEWPT 60 62 65 63 59 58 63 63 62 62 65 65 64 65 67 66 65 65  
RH 58 68 50 30 23 22 48 60 66 71 50 34 34 41 69 76 81 90  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW NE SE E NE NE NE E E E SE N E N  
WIND SPD 10 6 8 9 5 4 5 3 4 4 9 13 12 12 8 3 3 3  
WIND GUST 20  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 40 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L C  
TSTMS S C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 88102104104 86 88101 99 94  
MAX HEAT 81 104 108 103 102 104 93  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
MDT 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 91 65 93 66 93 65 93 63 91  
TEMP 86 88 71 66 88 90 72 68 87 90 70 66 88 90 69 64 87 89  
DEWPT 67 65 65 64 67 65 66 65 68 65 65 63 64 60 62 61 62 59  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S NE NE NE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC CL  
POP 12HR 40 40 5 60 20 30 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S L C S S C  
TSTMS S S C C S S S C  
 

 
NEZ069-270900-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
1230 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2026  
 
DATE 07/25/26 SUN 07/26/26 MON 07/27/26 TUE  
MDT 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 69 104 69 101 65  
TEMP 73 70 87 99103102 86 78 72 70 87 98 98 92 79 73 68 66  
DEWPT 61 62 64 62 59 58 60 60 60 60 64 64 63 66 66 66 65 64  
RH 66 76 46 30 24 24 42 54 66 71 46 33 32 43 64 79 90 93  
WIND DIR S S SW S SW SE SE E NE NE NE E E E E N NE N  
WIND SPD 8 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 8 11 12 13 8 4 4 4  
CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L D D C  
TSTMS S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 88101104102 86 88101100 95  
MAX HEAT 102 105 102 102 103 93  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 07/28/26 WED 07/29/26 THU 07/30/26 FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26  
MDT 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 91 64 92 64 93 63 93 61 91  
TEMP 86 89 71 65 87 90 72 66 87 91 70 65 87 90 69 62 86 89  
DEWPT 67 66 65 63 67 65 65 64 67 65 64 62 65 62 62 60 63 60  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE NW NE NE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 FW FW SC SC CL FW SC SC CL  
POP 12HR 40 40 10 60 20 30 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S L C S C  
TSTMS S C C C S S C  
 

 
 
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