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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
202 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN LOW THE NEXT 7 DAYS. THERE
WILL BE SOME CHANCES FOR SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, WITH
BETTER CHANCES FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO LIMIT FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
NEZ204-212330-
EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR-
102 AM MDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-4100 FT AGL UNTIL 2400, THEN 1200-1500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NEZ210-212330-
FRENCHMAN BASIN-
102 AM MDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......21 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2700 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 3200-5700 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-4700 FT AGL UNTIL 2400, THEN 1000-1600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......18 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NEZ206-212330-
SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
202 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......9 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NEZ219-212330-
LOESS PLAINS-
202 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......20 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2700 FT AGL UNTIL 1200, THEN 3000-4900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-4200 FT AGL UNTIL 2400, THEN 600-1200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NEZ208-212330-
NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL
FOREST-
202 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NEZ209-212330-
LOUP RIVERS BASIN-
202 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
24 HR TREND......9 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
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