Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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FNUS53 KLBF 272028
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western
and North Central for Nebraska
National Weather Service North Platte NE
328 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather concerns will increase again Friday. A rather
difficult forecast for Friday as a surface trough will bisect the
area from southwest to northeast. There will be a surge of
westerly winds to the west of this feature, mainly west of Highway
83 and particularly the western Sandhills and the Panhandle.
Near-critical to perhaps briefly critical fire weather conditions
could occur Friday afternoon, but confidence on widespread long
lasting critical conditions is not high, and will forgo any fire
headlines at this time. Friday evening a cold front will surge
southward through the area with humidity values rising and
precipitation chances increasing. This weekend fire weather
concerns will be low, with at least scattered areas of rain and
snow, higher humidity and much cooler temperatures.
NEZ204-281145-
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
228 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....47-52.
24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........56 percent.
24 hr trend......34 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-10800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....75-80.
24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........13 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10
to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-9900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening. Chance of showers after midnight, then
showers likely early in the morning.
Min temperature.....35-40.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......49 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......700-8400 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-2000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight
chance of snow showers in the morning, then
chance of rain showers and snow showers in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....45-50.
24 hr trend......23 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........52 percent.
24 hr trend......53 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1200-4100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Snow showers likely and slight chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers
and showers. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely and chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs around 60.
$$
NEZ210-281145-
Frenchman Basin-
228 PM MDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....45-50.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........66 percent.
24 hr trend......37 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-10200 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....83-88.
24 hr trend......1 degree warmer.
Min humidity........13 percent.
24 hr trend......1 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-1700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-12300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers until
early morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms
late in the evening. Chance of showers early in
the morning.
Min temperature.....41-46.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......37 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-10200 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-2800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph increasing to northeast
around 25 mph after midnight.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
morning, then showers likely late in the
morning. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....53-58.
24 hr trend......33 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........46 percent.
24 hr trend......35 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Mixing height.......1900-4300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Showers and snow showers likely. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. South
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s.
$$
NEZ206-281145-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
328 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
Min temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......14 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........77 percent.
24 hr trend......15 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....80-85.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........12 percent.
24 hr trend......12 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-10900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to northwest
around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening, then chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....34-39.
24 hr trend......16 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......900-9000 ft AGL until 2400, then 1200-2000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the morning.
Slight chance of snow showers late in the
morning, then rain showers likely in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......42 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........53 percent.
24 hr trend......45 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1400-2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Colder. Snow showers likely and slight chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Showers and snow showers
likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs around 60.
$$
NEZ219-281145-
Loess Plains-
328 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........70 percent.
24 hr trend......25 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-7100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 87.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........12 percent.
24 hr trend......7 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-1500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-12300 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers in the evening. Slight
chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight. Chance of showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....42-47.
24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......32 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......500-11300 ft AGL until 2400, then 900-2100 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph increasing to around 25
mph after midnight.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the
morning, then showers likely late in the
morning. Chance of showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....55-60.
24 hr trend......29 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........40 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1600-2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with showers and snow showers
likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
NEZ208-281145-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-
328 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....49-54.
24 hr trend......16 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........85 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south
after midnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-4000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....78-83.
24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........17 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
Mixing height.......400-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-7900 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers until early morning.
Showers likely early in the morning.
Min temperature.....33-38.
24 hr trend......20 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......800-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 1000-1600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers in the
morning. Rain showers through the day. Snow
showers likely in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....39-44.
24 hr trend......42 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........66 percent.
24 hr trend......60 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......1400-2000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with chance of snow showers and showers. Lows in
the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight chance
of showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NEZ209-281145-
Loup Rivers Basin-
328 PM CDT Thu Mar 27 2025
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....49-54.
24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer.
Max humidity........89 percent.
24 hr trend......3 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......400-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....83-88.
24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........13 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent drier.
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Mixing height.......400-1400 ft AGL until 1200, then 1700-11000 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
Slight chance of showers in the evening. Slight
chance of thunderstorms through the night.
Showers likely after midnight.
Min temperature.....38-43.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........100 percent.
24 hr trend......14 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
Mixing height.......600-9700 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-1700 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the morning, then
rain showers in the late morning and afternoon.
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....46-51.
24 hr trend......39 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........53 percent.
24 hr trend......57 percent wetter.
20-foot winds.......Northeast 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Mixing height.......1400-2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 25 mph.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight chance
of showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$