096  
FOUS53 KLBF 212251  
PFMLBF  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
551 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
NEZ025-220900-  
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-THOMAS NE  
41.90N 100.27W ELEV. 2695 FT  
551 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 83 64 83 66  
TEMP 82 71 67 64 62 71 79 82 80 72 68 66 64 69 78 83 81 73 70 68 66  
DEWPT 68 68 66 64 62 65 64 65 65 66 64 63 63 64 65 67 67 66 64 63 62  
RH 63 90 97100100 81 60 56 60 81 87 90 97 84 64 59 63 79 81 84 87  
WIND DIR SE SE E E NE E E E SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 4 2 1 2 4 9 10 11 9 6 8 10 14 20 20 18 18 12 10 6  
WIND GUST 21 26 31 31 28 24 20  
CLOUDS CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 10 70 50 20  
QPF 12HR 0.20 0 0.24 0.06 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C L C C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 85 84 82 85 83  
MAX HEAT 89 83 85 87  
 
DATE 08/24 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 89 65 85 62 84 62 85 63 85  
TEMP 85 84 70 66 82 79 66 62 80 81 66 62 81 80 67 63 81 81  
DEWPT 67 69 67 63 66 66 63 61 63 64 63 61 65 67 65 62 65 66  
PWIND DIR SE SW N NE NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 20 40 50 10 30 20 40 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S C S S S C S  
TSTMS S C C S C S S C S  
 

 
NEZ022-220900-  
CRESCENT LAKE NWS-GARDEN NE  
41.74N 102.41W ELEV. 3850 FT  
451 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 62 86 63 91 64  
TEMP 84 73 68 64 62 71 81 85 81 72 68 65 63 72 84 91 89 76 71 67 64  
DEWPT 61 62 62 63 62 63 63 62 63 63 63 63 62 63 62 60 60 61 60 59 57  
RH 46 68 81 97100 76 54 46 54 73 84 93 97 73 48 36 38 60 68 75 78  
WIND DIR SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S W NW  
WIND SPD 12 13 10 9 9 13 17 17 17 14 16 17 19 21 20 14 16 13 9 8 6  
WIND GUST 24 27 31 28 27 27 29 31 35 34 29 28 25  
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 40 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 84 82 85 82 85 91 89  
MAX HEAT 88 83 83 86 81 85 91 85  
SVR TSTORM A A  
 
DATE 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 62 87 59 86 59 88 59 88  
TEMP 89 87 68 63 83 81 65 60 83 83 66 60 84 85 66 60 84 85  
DEWPT 57 57 60 60 58 58 59 58 58 57 59 59 58 57 58 58 56 55  
PWIND DIR N SE N E SE SE S SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 40 20 30 10 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S S  
TSTMS C S C C S S S  
 

 
NEZ004-220900-  
RUSHVILLE-SHERIDAN NE  
42.71N 102.47W ELEV. 3746 FT  
451 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 86 63 93 63  
TEMP 85 73 68 63 61 70 79 84 81 72 69 65 63 72 85 92 89 76 71 65 63  
DEWPT 58 63 63 62 61 64 64 61 61 63 63 62 61 64 63 59 59 61 61 59 57  
RH 40 71 84 97100 81 60 46 51 73 81 90 93 76 48 33 37 60 71 81 81  
WIND DIR SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW W N S W W W  
WIND SPD 9 9 4 3 3 6 11 11 11 10 10 12 13 18 14 11 6 8 4 3 2  
WIND GUST 20 21 24 25 28 17  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 40 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS C S  
HEAT INDEX 80 84 82 86  
MAX HEAT 90 84 82 86 86 92 85  
SVR TSTORM A A  
 
DATE 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 61 86 57 87 59 89 59 88  
TEMP 87 86 68 61 80 80 64 58 82 82 66 60 83 83 66 60 82 84  
DEWPT 58 56 60 58 58 57 58 56 56 56 59 58 57 55 58 57 56 54  
PWIND DIR NW S NE E E SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 30 30 20 20 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S S C S S S S S  
TSTMS C C S S C S S S S  
 

 
NEZ005-220900-  
VALENTINE-EASTERN CHERRY NE  
42.86N 100.55W ELEV. 2580 FT  
551 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 85 64 86 66  
TEMP 83 73 67 64 62 71 79 83 83 73 69 66 64 69 78 85 83 74 71 68 66  
DEWPT 65 64 63 62 60 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 65 66 66 67 66 65 64 63  
RH 55 73 87 93 93 73 56 49 49 71 81 90 97 87 67 53 59 76 81 87 90  
WIND DIR E E E NE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 5 4 2 1 5 9 10 10 9 9 9 12 17 19 20 18 17 13 10 5  
WIND GUST 23 27 31 31 28 28 24  
CLOUDS CL SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 70 50 30  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.14 0.07 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S L C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S C C C S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 85 80 84 83 87 86  
MAX HEAT 89 83 81 86 82 88 83  
SVR TSTORM A A  
 
DATE 08/24 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 89 64 86 61 85 61 85 61 85  
TEMP 85 85 70 65 81 80 66 61 81 82 66 61 81 81 67 62 80 81  
DEWPT 66 65 66 62 63 62 62 58 60 60 62 60 64 64 64 61 64 64  
PWIND DIR NW SW N SW N SE S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 40 30 5 30 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C C S C C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S S C S S  
 

 
NEZ010-220900-  
O'NEILL-HOLT NE  
42.48N 98.68W ELEV. 2000 FT  
551 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 82 63 78 64  
TEMP 80 71 67 64 62 70 78 81 80 70 67 64 63 66 72 76 77 70 67 66 64  
DEWPT 67 66 64 63 61 64 63 63 65 64 62 62 62 64 66 67 68 66 64 64 63  
RH 65 84 90 97 97 81 60 54 60 81 84 93 97 93 81 74 74 87 90 93 97  
WIND DIR E E NE N NW NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 11 13 16 13 16 12 12 12  
WIND GUST 24 26 26 24 24 23  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 40 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.03 0.22  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C C L L  
TSTMS C S S S C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 83 83 82  
MAX HEAT 86 82 84  
 
DATE 08/24 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 65 84 62 82 61 81 62 81  
TEMP 79 82 69 66 80 80 67 63 79 80 66 62 78 79 67 63 77 79  
DEWPT 69 72 69 66 69 69 64 61 64 66 63 61 66 69 66 63 68 70  
PWIND DIR S S NW W NW SW S SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 30 5 20 20 50 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S S S C C S  
TSTMS S S C C S S S C S S  
 

 
NEZ038-220900-  
BROKEN BOW-CUSTER NE  
41.44N 99.66W ELEV. 2475 FT  
551 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 61 82 63 80 64  
TEMP 78 69 66 63 62 70 77 80 80 70 67 65 63 67 73 79 79 70 68 66 64  
DEWPT 69 68 66 63 62 66 66 66 67 67 64 63 62 64 66 68 68 66 64 63 62  
RH 74 97100100100 87 69 62 65 90 90 93 97 90 79 69 69 87 87 90 93  
WIND DIR E SE S NW N E E E SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 4 3 1 1 2 4 8 9 8 5 4 6 8 12 17 18 16 13 11 11 8  
WIND GUST 19 23 28 29 26 25 23 21 18  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 20 70 50 20  
QPF 12HR 0.30 0.01 0.30 0.08 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S L C C S S  
TSTMS C C C S S C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 82 82 80  
MAX HEAT 85 83  
 
DATE 08/24 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 85 61 84 61 83 62 84  
TEMP 82 83 69 65 82 79 66 62 80 80 66 62 79 80 66 62 80 81  
DEWPT 68 71 68 65 68 68 65 61 65 66 64 61 67 68 65 62 67 68  
PWIND DIR S S E N NE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 50 20 30 20 50 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C S C C S C S  
TSTMS S S C C C S C S C S  
 

 
NEZ059-220900-  
NORTH PLATTE-LINCOLN NE  
41.14N 100.68W ELEV. 2800 FT  
551 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 88 64 87 65  
TEMP 83 72 68 64 62 72 82 86 83 73 70 66 65 70 80 86 85 75 71 67 65  
DEWPT 65 67 66 64 62 65 65 64 65 67 65 64 63 65 65 64 65 66 64 63 62  
RH 55 84 93100100 79 56 48 55 81 84 93 93 84 60 48 51 74 79 87 90  
WIND DIR SE E E E NE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S  
WIND SPD 10 8 4 3 4 6 11 11 11 10 8 9 11 14 18 18 16 13 11 9 5  
WIND GUST 21 20 18 20 21 27 31 31 28 27 23  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 5 70 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0.11 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L S S  
TSTMS S S C S S  
HEAT INDEX 85 84 87 85 82 88 87  
MAX HEAT 91 82 85 89 83 83 89 84  
 
DATE 08/24 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 65 89 62 88 62 89 62 89  
TEMP 88 88 70 66 85 83 67 62 83 83 67 62 84 84 68 63 84 84  
DEWPT 66 66 67 64 65 65 65 62 64 63 64 62 65 65 65 62 64 64  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE NE E SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 20 40 10 30 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C S C S  
TSTMS C S S S C C S C S  
 

 
NEZ057-220900-  
OGALLALA-KEITH NE  
41.05N 101.80W ELEV. 3223 FT  
451 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 62 87 64 89 65  
TEMP 83 72 67 64 62 71 81 86 83 73 69 66 64 71 82 88 87 75 71 67 65  
DEWPT 65 65 64 63 62 65 66 65 66 65 64 63 62 65 66 65 65 64 63 61 60  
RH 55 79 90 97100 81 60 50 57 76 84 90 93 81 58 47 48 69 76 81 84  
WIND DIR SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 11 9 5 4 5 9 12 12 11 10 9 11 11 16 18 16 14 12 11 8 5  
WIND GUST 20 21 21 26 24  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 50 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
HEAT INDEX 85 83 88 85 84 90 89  
MAX HEAT 90 84 84 90 84 84 92 86  
 
DATE 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 94 64 89 61 88 61 89 62 89  
TEMP 89 89 69 64 85 83 66 61 83 84 66 62 84 85 68 62 84 85  
DEWPT 64 63 64 62 64 64 63 60 64 63 63 61 64 63 62 60 64 63  
PWIND DIR N S S NE E SE SE S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 30 40 10 30 10 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S  
TSTMS C C C C S C S  
 

 
NEZ069-220900-  
IMPERIAL-CHASE NE  
40.54N 101.63W ELEV. 3284 FT  
451 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
DATE 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON  
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 62 89 64 91 65  
TEMP 83 74 69 64 62 72 82 87 85 75 70 66 64 73 84 90 89 77 72 67 65  
DEWPT 66 64 63 62 62 65 66 65 64 64 64 63 62 65 66 65 64 64 63 61 59  
RH 57 71 81 93100 79 58 48 50 69 81 90 93 76 55 44 44 64 73 81 81  
WIND DIR SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S SE SE S S W  
WIND SPD 12 11 6 5 5 10 13 14 13 11 9 10 11 14 17 14 13 11 9 6 5  
WIND GUST 21 24 26 24 21 21 26 27 25 24 23  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 0 60 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 85 84 89 87 86 92 90  
MAX HEAT 93 83 85 91 86 86 93 86  
 
DATE 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26 FRI 08/28/26  
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 95 63 91 61 89 61 91 62 91  
TEMP 90 91 70 64 87 85 67 62 84 85 68 62 86 87 68 62 86 87  
DEWPT 63 61 64 62 64 63 63 60 64 62 63 61 64 62 62 60 63 61  
PWIND DIR N E S N E SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 30 30 50 10 30 5 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S C S C S  
TSTMS C C C C C S  
 

 
 
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