516  
FOUS53 KLBF 210631  
PFMLBF  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
NEZ025-220900-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 64 86 61 82 63  
TEMP 67 64 73 81 84 83 71 66 63 62 69 78 81 80 71 67 65 63  
DEWPT 64 63 67 68 68 69 68 66 63 62 64 65 65 66 65 64 63 63  
RH 90 97 81 65 59 63 90100100100 84 64 58 62 81 90 93100  
WIND DIR W E W SE SE SE SE SE NE NE E E SE E SE SE S SE  
WIND SPD 2 1 4 9 10 9 5 3 3 2 5 9 11 11 9 6 9 10  
WIND GUST 19 20  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 5 40 20 0 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.20  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S L L C  
TSTMS S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 84 87 87 83 82  
MAX HEAT 84 89 83 85  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 65 88 64 82 60 81 61 84  
TEMP 78 81 70 65 84 85 69 65 79 78 64 60 77 79 65 61 80 80  
DEWPT 66 68 64 63 68 70 67 63 65 65 62 60 61 64 63 61 65 66  
PWIND DIR S S N S N N N SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 20 5 40 50 30 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C S S C S S  
TSTMS S S S C C C C S S S S  
 
 
NEZ022-220900-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 63 91 61 86 62  
TEMP 67 63 75 87 91 88 74 68 63 61 70 80 85 82 73 68 65 63  
DEWPT 61 61 63 61 59 60 62 62 62 61 63 62 61 62 62 62 62 62  
RH 81 93 66 42 34 39 66 81 97100 78 54 45 51 68 81 90 97  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
WIND SPD 8 5 8 12 10 12 11 8 6 8 12 17 18 17 16 16 19 21  
WIND GUST 20 21 27 31 29 28 28 33 34  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B2 OV B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 87 88 81 85 83  
MAX HEAT 87 91 84 82 86 81  
 
DATE 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 63 91 61 86 58 85 58 88  
TEMP 84 89 70 63 88 88 68 63 82 81 64 59 80 81 65 59 83 83  
DEWPT 62 61 61 58 58 57 60 59 58 57 59 58 58 58 59 59 59 57  
PWIND DIR S SW NW S N NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT LT GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 5 40 20 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 
 
NEZ004-220900-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 60 86 62  
TEMP 65 61 73 84 89 87 73 68 62 60 69 79 84 82 72 69 65 63  
DEWPT 57 58 63 62 58 59 62 62 62 60 63 62 60 60 62 62 62 61  
RH 75 90 71 48 35 39 68 81100100 81 56 44 47 71 78 90 93  
WIND DIR E E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 3 3 5 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 8 11 12 12 11 11 13 18  
WIND GUST 21 21 25 28  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 5 30  
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 C S  
HEAT INDEX 85 84 82  
MAX HEAT 85 89 84 86  
 
DATE 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 63 92 60 83 56 84 59 88  
TEMP 84 89 71 63 86 86 67 61 77 78 63 57 79 81 65 59 82 83  
DEWPT 63 59 61 58 58 57 60 57 57 56 57 56 57 56 58 58 58 55  
PWIND DIR SW SW NW SE NE E E S S  
WIND CHAR BZ LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 50 40 20 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS C S C S S S  
 
 
NEZ005-220900-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 62 87 61 84 63  
TEMP 65 62 73 82 86 85 72 66 63 61 70 79 83 82 72 68 65 63  
DEWPT 60 59 64 64 64 65 65 64 62 60 62 62 62 62 63 62 63 63  
RH 84 90 73 55 48 51 79 93 97 97 76 56 49 51 73 81 93100  
WIND DIR W S SE E E E E E E NE E E E E SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 2 2 4 10 11 9 6 4 3 2 5 10 10 11 9 9 11 13  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 0 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L C  
TSTMS S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 83 87 87 80 84 83  
MAX HEAT 84 89 85 81 85 82  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 85 65 89 63 82 59 82 59 85  
TEMP 79 83 70 65 85 86 69 64 78 79 63 59 78 80 65 60 80 81  
DEWPT 66 67 65 63 67 66 66 61 62 61 60 57 59 60 60 59 64 64  
PWIND DIR S S NW SW N NW N SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 40 0 30 50 20 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C S C S C C S S S  
 
 
NEZ010-220900-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 63 84 61 81 61  
TEMP 65 63 73 80 83 82 71 66 63 61 70 77 81 79 69 65 63 62  
DEWPT 63 62 66 65 66 68 67 64 63 61 64 64 64 65 64 62 60 60  
RH 93 97 79 60 57 63 87 93100100 81 64 56 62 84 90 90 93  
WIND DIR W SW NE E SE SE E E NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 6  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 OV  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 82 85 85 83 80  
MAX HEAT 83 87 82 83  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 77 63 84 64 81 61 81 60 81  
TEMP 74 76 66 63 80 82 68 65 79 78 65 61 77 79 64 60 77 79  
DEWPT 66 68 64 63 69 72 68 65 67 68 63 59 63 66 62 60 66 68  
PWIND DIR S S S S NW NW NW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 5 20 40 20 5 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS L S C L S C S S C  
TSTMS S S C C S C S S C  
 
 
NEZ038-220900-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 63 84 61 81 62  
TEMP 65 63 73 79 83 81 70 66 63 62 69 77 81 79 69 66 64 62  
DEWPT 64 63 67 69 69 70 69 66 63 62 66 66 66 67 66 64 63 62  
RH 97100 81 72 63 69 97100100100 90 69 60 67 90 93 97100  
WIND DIR SW E SE SE SE SE S SE NW NE E E E E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 1 3 6 9 8 4 2 2 2 5 8 9 9 6 5 6 8  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 5 30 30 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S L L C  
TSTMS S C C S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 80 86 85 83  
MAX HEAT 83 88 83  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 63 86 63 83 59 80 59 83  
TEMP 75 79 68 63 82 83 68 64 79 77 65 60 77 78 64 60 79 80  
DEWPT 67 68 64 63 69 71 68 64 68 68 64 60 64 66 64 60 66 68  
PWIND DIR S S SE S NE N N SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 20 0 20 50 40 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C S C S S  
TSTMS S S S S C C S S S S  
 
 
NEZ059-220900-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 64 91 61 86 63  
TEMP 67 65 75 84 89 85 73 68 64 62 71 81 85 83 73 69 66 64  
DEWPT 64 63 67 67 65 67 68 66 64 62 66 66 64 65 66 65 64 63  
RH 90 93 76 57 45 55 84 93100100 84 60 50 55 79 87 93 97  
WIND DIR S SE SE E SE SE N E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 2 4 10 11 11 6 3 4 5 8 11 11 12 11 9 11 12  
WIND GUST 21 21 21 23  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 20 40 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S L L  
TSTMS S S S S C S  
HEAT INDEX 87 91 88 83 86 85  
MAX HEAT 88 93 85 84 88 82  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 65 93 64 87 60 85 61 87  
TEMP 80 85 71 65 87 89 70 65 82 82 66 61 81 82 66 61 82 83  
DEWPT 66 66 65 63 67 66 67 64 66 65 64 61 63 64 64 61 65 65  
PWIND DIR S S E N E NE NE SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 30 50 40 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C S S S  
TSTMS C C C S C S S  
 
 
NEZ057-220900-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 63 92 61 87 63  
TEMP 66 63 74 85 91 86 72 67 63 61 70 81 86 83 73 68 65 63  
DEWPT 63 62 66 66 64 66 65 64 62 61 65 66 65 65 64 64 63 62  
RH 90 97 76 53 41 51 79 90 97100 84 60 50 55 73 87 93 97  
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 4 5 11 12 11 6 3 3 5 9 12 13 12 11 10 12 13  
WIND GUST 21 23 24  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 93 88 83 88 85  
MAX HEAT 90 95 85 83 89 83  
 
DATE 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 64 94 63 88 60 86 60 88  
TEMP 82 87 70 64 88 89 69 64 83 82 65 60 80 82 65 61 83 84  
DEWPT 66 66 64 61 64 63 64 61 64 64 62 60 63 63 62 60 65 64  
PWIND DIR S S N SE E NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 10 0 30 30 40 20 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C S  
TSTMS C C C S C S  
 
 
NEZ069-220900-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
1231 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 63 94 61 88 63  
TEMP 66 64 77 89 94 87 73 68 64 61 72 82 87 85 74 69 65 64  
DEWPT 63 61 65 65 63 64 64 63 62 61 66 66 65 65 65 64 63 62  
RH 90 90 67 45 36 46 73 84 93100 81 58 48 51 74 84 93 93  
WIND DIR S S SW S SE SE E SE E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 10 13 11 9 4 3 5 9 13 14 13 11 10 12 12  
WIND GUST 25 21 26 23 24 24  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW SC B2 FW SC SC FW SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 5 10 5 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS C C S  
HEAT INDEX 92 95 88 85 89 87  
MAX HEAT 92 96 83 85 90 84  
 
DATE 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 90 64 95 63 90 60 87 60 89  
TEMP 83 88 71 64 90 91 70 64 85 84 66 60 82 83 67 61 84 85  
DEWPT 66 65 64 60 64 62 64 62 65 64 63 60 65 63 63 61 65 63  
PWIND DIR SE S N SE S NE E SE S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 40 20 50 20 40 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C  
TSTMS C S C S C  
 
 
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