788  
FOUS53 KLBF 200516  
PFMLBF  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NEZ025-210900-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
1216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 60 88 63 88 63  
TEMP 64 62 60 73 84 88 84 72 68 65 63 74 85 88 84 72 68 65 63  
DEWPT 64 62 60 65 65 63 66 66 64 63 63 66 67 67 68 68 66 64 63  
RH 100100100 76 53 43 55 81 87 93100 76 55 50 59 87 93 97100  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S SE S SW S SW SE E E SE E NE E  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 8 10 6 4 4 3 3 2 5 8 8 8 6 3 4 3  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S  
OBVIS PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 86 89 86 88 91 87  
MAX HEAT 86 89 83 88 92 84  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 84 64 84 64 87 65 86 63 86  
TEMP 80 82 68 64 79 82 69 64 83 84 69 65 83 82 68 63 82 82  
DEWPT 64 65 64 63 65 67 65 63 66 68 67 64 66 67 66 63 66 67  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 20 10 20 30 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C S C S S  
TSTMS C S S S S S C  
 

 
NEZ022-210900-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
1116 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 58 89 60 92 61  
TEMP 65 61 58 72 83 89 87 73 68 64 60 74 88 92 88 74 68 64 62  
DEWPT 55 57 58 61 60 57 56 58 60 61 60 62 61 57 58 59 60 60 60  
RH 70 87100 68 46 34 35 59 76 90100 66 40 31 36 59 76 87 93  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S SW N NE SE SE S S S S SE E E E E E  
WIND SPD 9 9 5 6 6 4 6 9 10 8 4 4 9 10 11 10 6 6 8  
WIND GUST 20 21  
CLOUDS FW CL SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 83 88  
MAX HEAT 83 88 83 88 91 84  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 87 62 90 62 90 62 88 60 88  
TEMP 83 84 69 64 83 87 70 63 87 88 69 62 85 85 67 61 84 85  
DEWPT 60 60 61 61 61 60 60 58 58 57 60 60 58 58 60 60 59 58  
PWIND DIR E SE S S NW SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 30 0 20 20 30 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C S C  
TSTMS C S S S C S C  
 

 
NEZ004-210900-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
1116 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 58 89 61 92 61  
TEMP 64 60 58 72 84 88 86 73 68 63 61 74 87 91 87 74 68 63 61  
DEWPT 54 54 55 59 56 52 53 56 57 58 59 62 59 56 56 59 60 59 59  
RH 70 81 90 64 38 29 32 55 68 84 93 66 39 31 35 59 76 87 93  
WIND DIR S SW SW W NW NW NE E SE S S S E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 6 5 5 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 3 5 8 9 5 3 3 3  
WIND GUST 17 16 14 16  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 86 62 90 62 90 61 88 59 89  
TEMP 82 83 69 63 83 87 70 62 85 86 68 62 83 83 67 60 83 84  
DEWPT 60 59 61 60 62 58 61 58 57 55 59 57 58 57 59 58 59 56  
PWIND DIR E SE S S N S S S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 40 20 20 20 20 30 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S S S C C  
TSTMS C S S S S S S C  
 

 
NEZ005-210900-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
1216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 60 88 62 89 62  
TEMP 64 62 61 75 86 88 85 73 68 64 62 75 86 89 85 73 68 64 62  
DEWPT 63 62 60 63 60 57 60 61 61 62 61 65 65 63 65 66 65 64 61  
RH 97100 97 66 42 35 43 66 78 93 97 71 50 42 51 79 90100 97  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW W N N E SE S S SW SE SE E SE SE NE NE  
WIND SPD 9 8 8 10 9 9 8 3 4 3 3 5 8 9 9 6 4 4 3  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 86 85 88 90 87  
MAX HEAT 86 88 84 88 91 84  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 84 63 85 64 88 64 87 62 87  
TEMP 81 82 68 64 79 83 70 64 85 85 70 64 84 83 68 62 83 83  
DEWPT 62 62 62 62 66 67 65 63 65 65 65 62 63 64 64 61 64 64  
PWIND DIR E SE SE S S S SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 30 30 20 20 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C S S S S C S  
TSTMS S C S S S C S S S S C S  
 

 
NEZ010-210900-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
1216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 59 85 63 84 63  
TEMP 64 62 60 70 81 85 82 71 67 65 63 73 81 84 81 71 68 65 63  
DEWPT 64 62 60 67 69 68 71 68 65 64 63 68 69 69 71 69 67 65 63  
RH 100100100 90 67 57 69 90 93 97100 84 67 61 72 93 97100100  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW S SE SE E E NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 5 8 9 10 9 4 3 3 3 3 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 84 88 87 85 88 85  
MAX HEAT 84 90 83 85 90  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 80 62 78 63 83 64 84 63 83  
TEMP 77 78 66 63 75 76 67 63 79 81 68 65 80 81 68 63 80 81  
DEWPT 65 67 64 61 66 68 65 63 69 71 68 65 69 70 67 63 68 70  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 30 20 20 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C S S S S C S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S  
 

 
NEZ038-210900-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
1216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 59 86 62 87 62  
TEMP 63 61 60 70 82 86 81 70 67 64 62 74 84 87 83 71 67 64 62  
DEWPT 63 61 60 66 67 66 69 68 66 64 62 67 68 68 71 70 67 64 62  
RH 100100100 87 61 51 67 93 97100100 79 59 53 67 97100100100  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW S SE E SE E E E  
WIND SPD 1 3 2 6 8 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 6 8 8 4 3 3 3  
CLOUDS FW SC B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S  
TSTMS S C C S  
OBVIS PF PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 84 88 85 87 90 87  
MAX HEAT 85 89 88 91  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 83 62 82 62 85 63 85 62 84  
TEMP 80 82 67 63 77 80 67 63 81 82 68 63 82 80 67 62 81 81  
DEWPT 66 67 65 63 66 68 65 62 68 70 68 63 68 69 67 62 68 69  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 20 20 30 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C S C C  
TSTMS C S S S S S S S C  
 

 
NEZ059-210900-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
1216 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 60 90 63 91 63  
TEMP 65 62 61 72 84 89 84 73 69 65 63 74 86 91 86 73 69 65 63  
DEWPT 64 62 61 66 66 64 67 67 66 64 63 66 67 65 67 68 66 64 63  
RH 97100100 81 55 44 57 81 90 97100 76 53 42 53 84 90 97100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S SW SW SE S S S S S S E E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 5 9 8 5 5 4 4 2 3 6 8 8 6 4 4 5  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS C S  
OBVIS PF PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 86 90 87 89 93 89  
MAX HEAT 87 92 84 90 94 85  
 
DATE 08/22 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 87 64 88 64 90 64 89 63 88  
TEMP 82 85 70 65 81 85 70 64 85 87 70 64 85 83 68 63 84 84  
DEWPT 65 65 65 63 65 66 65 63 66 67 67 64 66 66 67 63 66 66  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B2 FW SC SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 20 20 20 20 40 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S S C S  
TSTMS S C S S S S S S C S  
 

 
NEZ057-210900-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
1116 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 60 90 62 92 62  
TEMP 65 62 60 72 84 89 86 73 67 64 62 73 87 92 86 73 68 64 62  
DEWPT 61 61 60 65 66 64 65 65 63 62 61 65 66 64 65 65 63 62 61  
RH 87 97100 79 55 44 50 76 87 93 97 76 50 40 50 76 84 93 97  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S E SE S S S S SE S SE E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 6 9 5 4 6 5 5 3 3 6 8 9 5 3 3 6  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
OBVIS PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 86 90 88 89 94 88  
MAX HEAT 86 93 86 89 95 85  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 87 63 89 63 91 63 89 62 89  
TEMP 82 86 69 64 82 86 70 64 85 88 69 64 84 84 67 62 83 84  
DEWPT 65 65 63 62 66 65 63 61 64 64 64 62 65 65 64 62 65 64  
PWIND DIR E SE S SE SE S S SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 5 20 20 30 20 40 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C S C S  
TSTMS S S S S C S C  
 

 
NEZ069-210900-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
1116 PM MDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
DATE 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT  
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 61 91 61 94 62  
TEMP 67 63 61 74 86 91 88 74 68 64 61 75 89 94 89 74 68 64 62  
DEWPT 61 61 61 65 65 64 64 64 63 62 60 64 65 62 63 64 63 61 60  
RH 81 93100 74 50 41 45 71 84 93 97 69 45 35 42 71 84 90 93  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S E SE SE S S SW S SE SE E E NE NE  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 8 10 5 5 6 5 5 3 4 6 8 9 8 4 4 6  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 93 89 91 95 90  
MAX HEAT 88 93 87 92 96 86  
 
DATE 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
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 89 63 91 62 92 63 90 62 90  
TEMP 84 88 70 64 85 88 70 63 88 90 70 63 86 86 68 62 85 86  
DEWPT 65 63 63 62 65 64 63 60 64 62 64 62 64 63 64 62 65 63  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE E SE S SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 5 10 20 30 20 40 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C S S C S  
TSTMS S S S C S C  
 

 
 
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