


Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
060 FNUS53 KLBF 152058 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 358 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns remain limited over the next few days owing to increased low-level humidity and rain/thunderstorm potential. Scattered rain and thunderstorms become possible late tonight across far western Nebraska including portions of Zone 204. The threat for wetting rains appears limited. Greater potential exists Thursday as morning rain/general thunderstorms favor east of Highway 83 and afternoon/evening development looks to track along a slow moving frontal boundary. Latest QPF calls for 0.50-1.00" in a narrow corridor from southwest through north central Nebraska. This weekend into early next week, temperatures cool on Saturday but rebound following a potential widespread frost/freeze Sunday morning. As a result, fire weather concerns will increase for Sunday and Monday due to low humidity and breezy winds. The potential for widespread elevated concerns appears good with localized near-critical conditions possible. For now, Red Flag conditions are not forecast but further increases in temperatures could increase this potential. A few frontal boundary early next week lead to cooler temperatures towards Tuesday/Wednesday. This should limit humidity values from reaching critical levels but continued breezy winds will support at least elevated concerns through the end of the forecast period. NEZ204-161115- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 258 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Slight chance of showers through the night. Min temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-3200 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........49 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 1900-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Min temperature.....38-43. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........93 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-3400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........28 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3400-8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. $$ NEZ210-161115- Frenchman Basin- 358 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 /258 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025/ .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 58. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........82 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-2800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers until late afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........47 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......800-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers until early morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the evening. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler. Max humidity........94 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 69. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......300-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ206-161115- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 358 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 /258 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025/ .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......20 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3300 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....69-74. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-4200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers until early morning. Min temperature.....41-46. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 68. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......23 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ219-161115- Loess Plains- 358 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 59. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........47 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain showers likely until early morning, then slight chance of showers early in the morning. Min temperature.....45-50. 24 hr trend......13 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ208-161115- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 358 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 /258 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025/ .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog late in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. Rain showers likely in the afternoon. Max temperature.....69-74. 24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer. Min humidity........50 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers in the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....43-48. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$ NEZ209-161115- Loup Rivers Basin- 358 PM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20 to 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....46-51. 24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........38 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. $$