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FOUS53 KLBF 201121  
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
621 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NEZ025-202100-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
621 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 63 88 62 82  
TEMP 60 71 83 88 85 73 68 66 63 74 85 88 82 71 67 64 62 69 79 82 80  
DEWPT 60 65 65 64 65 65 64 63 62 66 67 67 68 68 66 64 62 65 64 64 64  
RH 100 81 55 45 51 76 87 90 97 76 55 50 63 90 97100100 87 60 55 58  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW S SE S S SW S S SE SE SE E NE NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 4 8 10 6 4 4 3 2 1 4 8 8 8 6 3 2 2 5 10 11 11  
CLOUDS SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 10 40 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 85 89 87 88 91 85 83 82  
MAX HEAT 86 89 84 88 92 82 84  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 63 83 64 87 64 85 62 83  
TEMP 67 63 79 81 69 64 83 85 69 65 82 81 67 62 80 80  
DEWPT 63 62 65 67 64 61 67 67 65 62 64 65 64 61 63 65  
PWIND DIR SE S S S S NE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 60 30 20 0 30 40 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C S S C S S C C C S S  
TSTMS C S S S C S C C S S  
 

 
NEZ022-202100-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
521 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 61 92 60 86  
TEMP 59 71 82 89 88 75 69 65 62 74 87 91 88 73 67 63 60 70 81 86 83  
DEWPT 58 61 61 57 55 57 59 60 59 62 61 59 59 61 62 61 60 63 61 60 61  
RH 96 71 49 34 33 54 70 84 90 66 42 34 38 66 84 93100 78 51 42 47  
WIND DIR SE S SW N NE SE SE SE SE SE S S E E E E E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 6 4 6 9 10 8 5 6 9 9 11 11 8 6 9 11 17 19 18  
WIND GUST 20 21 28 33 31  
CLOUDS SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
HEAT INDEX 83 87 82 86 83  
MAX HEAT 83 88 83 88 91 85 83 86  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 62 90 63 91 62 87 59 86  
TEMP 69 63 84 88 70 64 87 88 69 62 84 83 65 59 82 82  
DEWPT 61 61 62 61 61 59 58 56 59 58 57 58 60 59 59 59  
PWIND DIR SE S S NW N E SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 20 5 40 20 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C S S  
TSTMS C S C S C S  
 

 
NEZ004-202100-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
521 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 60 92 59 86  
TEMP 58 72 84 89 87 73 68 63 61 74 86 90 87 73 68 62 59 70 81 86 82  
DEWPT 55 59 56 52 52 55 56 57 58 62 60 57 57 61 61 60 59 62 60 59 59  
RH 90 64 38 28 30 53 65 81 90 66 42 33 36 66 78 93100 76 49 40 46  
WIND DIR SW W NW NW NE E SE S S S E E E E SE E E E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 5 6 8 5 4 3 4 5 6 9 6 4 3 2 6 11 12 12  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS C  
HEAT INDEX 86 82 82  
MAX HEAT 83 87 83 86 90 84 82 85  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 62 91 62 91 60 87 58 86  
TEMP 69 63 84 87 70 63 86 85 68 61 82 82 66 59 81 81  
DEWPT 61 60 62 59 61 58 57 56 58 56 56 57 58 58 58 57  
PWIND DIR SE S S NW N NE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 5 20 10 40 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S S C C S S S  
TSTMS C S S C S S S S  
 

 
NEZ005-202100-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
621 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 62 89 60 83  
TEMP 60 74 86 88 86 73 68 64 62 75 86 88 84 72 67 62 60 70 80 83 81  
DEWPT 60 62 60 56 58 58 59 60 59 64 65 64 65 66 64 62 60 62 61 61 61  
RH 100 66 42 34 39 59 73 87 90 69 50 45 53 81 90100100 76 52 47 51  
WIND DIR SW SW W N N E SE S SW S E E E E E NE NE E E E SE  
WIND SPD 6 10 9 9 8 3 3 2 2 5 8 9 9 6 4 2 1 5 9 10 11  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 20 0  
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  
HEAT INDEX 86 87 89 86 81 84 82  
MAX HEAT 87 89 83 88 91 83 82 85  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 62 84 64 88 64 85 61 84  
TEMP 68 62 79 82 70 65 85 85 69 64 82 82 67 61 80 81  
DEWPT 62 61 66 67 65 62 65 65 64 60 62 62 61 59 62 63  
PWIND DIR SE S S W W N SE NE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 40 30 20 20 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C C S S S S S C S S S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S S S S S S  
 

 
NEZ010-202100-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
621 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 63 84 61 80  
TEMP 60 69 80 85 83 72 67 65 63 73 80 83 80 70 66 63 61 69 77 80 78  
DEWPT 60 67 68 68 70 66 64 63 61 66 67 68 69 67 65 63 61 64 64 63 64  
RH 100 93 67 57 65 81 90 93 93 79 65 61 69 90 97100100 84 64 56 62  
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S SW W SW S SE SE E E SE N NE NE E E E  
WIND SPD 6 9 10 9 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 30 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 83 88 87 83 86 83 82  
MAX HEAT 84 89 83 83 88 82  
DENSE FOG Y  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 61 78 63 83 64 83 62 81  
TEMP 64 61 74 76 67 64 79 81 68 64 80 80 66 62 78 79  
DEWPT 61 59 65 67 64 62 68 71 67 64 67 68 64 61 65 67  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S NW NW N  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 50 50 5 10 30 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S C S C  
TSTMS C S C C C S S  
 

 
NEZ038-202100-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
621 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 63 86 61 81  
TEMP 60 69 81 86 82 70 67 65 63 74 82 86 81 69 66 63 62 70 78 81 79  
DEWPT 60 65 66 66 68 67 65 63 62 67 69 69 70 69 66 63 62 65 66 65 65  
RH 100 87 60 51 63 90 93 93 97 79 65 57 69100100100100 84 67 58 62  
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S SW SW S S SE E S E NE NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 2 6 8 6 4 3 2 2 1 3 6 8 6 4 2 2 2 5 8 9 9  
CLOUDS B2 SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 10 50 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S C C C S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 83 88 85 85 89 85 83 80  
MAX HEAT 83 88 83 87 90 84  
DENSE FOG Y  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 61 81 62 85 63 84 61 82  
TEMP 66 61 76 78 66 62 81 83 68 64 81 80 66 62 79 79  
DEWPT 63 61 66 67 63 61 68 70 66 63 67 68 65 62 66 67  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S S NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW  
POP 12HR 40 40 30 5 20 30 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C C S S  
TSTMS C S C S C C S S  
 

 
NEZ059-202100-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
621 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 64 92 62 86  
TEMP 61 71 83 89 87 74 69 66 64 74 86 92 85 72 68 64 62 70 81 86 83  
DEWPT 61 66 66 65 66 67 65 63 63 66 67 65 68 68 66 64 62 66 65 63 64  
RH 100 84 57 45 50 79 87 90 97 76 53 41 57 87 93100100 87 58 46 53  
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW SE SE S E S S S SE E SE E NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 5 9 8 5 5 4 4 2 4 8 9 9 6 4 3 4 6 11 12 11  
WIND GUST 23  
CLOUDS SC SC CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 40 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.18 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 85 91 89 89 94 88 83 87 84  
MAX HEAT 86 92 86 90 94 83 87  
DENSE FOG Y  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 63 86 64 91 64 88 62 86  
TEMP 69 63 80 84 70 64 85 87 70 65 85 82 67 62 81 82  
DEWPT 64 62 65 66 64 61 66 66 66 62 65 66 66 62 65 65  
PWIND DIR SE S SE SE SE E E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 10 10 0 30 40 50 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C C S S  
 

 
NEZ057-202100-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
521 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 63 93 61 86  
TEMP 60 71 83 90 88 74 68 65 63 73 86 92 87 73 66 63 61 69 81 86 84  
DEWPT 60 65 66 65 64 64 63 62 61 65 66 64 66 65 64 63 61 66 66 65 64  
RH 100 81 57 44 45 71 84 90 93 76 51 40 50 76 93100100 90 60 50 51  
WIND DIR SE S S S E SE S SW SW S S S SE E SE E NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 5 6 9 5 4 6 5 5 3 4 8 9 9 6 4 4 6 9 12 14 12  
CLOUDS SC SC CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 30 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S  
TSTMS S S S S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 85 91 89 88 94 89 83 87 85  
MAX HEAT 86 94 88 89 96 86 84 89  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 63 89 64 92 64 89 61 86  
TEMP 68 63 82 86 69 64 87 88 69 64 85 83 66 61 82 82  
DEWPT 63 61 66 66 63 60 64 63 63 61 64 64 63 61 65 64  
PWIND DIR SE S S NE N E E SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 10 5 20 30 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S  
TSTMS S S S C S  
 

 
NEZ069-202100-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
521 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
MDT 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 63 95 61 88  
TEMP 61 73 85 91 90 75 69 65 63 75 89 95 89 74 68 63 61 71 83 88 86  
DEWPT 61 65 66 64 63 64 63 62 61 64 65 63 64 64 63 62 61 66 66 65 64  
RH 100 76 53 41 41 69 81 90 93 69 45 35 44 71 84 97100 84 57 47 48  
WIND DIR SE S S S E SE S S SW S S S SE E SE NE NE E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 8 8 10 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 10 9 4 4 6 9 13 16 13  
WIND GUST 19 26  
CLOUDS SC SC CL FW FW CL FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
TSTMS C S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 93 91 91 96 90 85 89 87  
MAX HEAT 88 94 88 92 97 86 86 90  
 
DATE SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26  
MDT 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 63 90 63 94 63 90 61 88  
TEMP 69 63 84 88 71 64 89 90 70 64 86 85 67 61 83 84  
DEWPT 63 62 66 64 63 60 64 61 63 61 64 64 64 61 65 63  
PWIND DIR SE SE S N N NE NE SE  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 10 0 30 30 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C  
TSTMS S C S C C  
 

 
 
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