FNUS53 KLBF 091854 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 154 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will remain low through Friday with continued seasonable temperatures and relative humidity remaining well above critical values. Into the weekend and early next week, fire weather concerns will increase as daytime highs will likely climb into the upper 90s to low 100s with gusty southerly winds. The wind gusts likely will exceed 25 mph Sunday through Tuesday with the strongest gusts on Monday, which could approach 45-50 mph. The strong and gusty winds combined with warmer temperatures will lead to elevated and near- critical fire weather conditions mainly for portions of the eastern Panhandle where the lowest relative humidity and strongest winds see the greatest overlap. The ridge breakdown begins late next week and this may lead to more seasonable temperatures across the area. Precipitation chances should return as well, but the precise details on the rainfall potential remains low at this time. NEZ204-101115- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 1254 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6300 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-8100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. .TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ210-101115- Frenchman Basin- 1254 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning. Min temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5900 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 86. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......600-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 61. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 90. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-6100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ206-101115- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 154 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Min temperature.....58-63. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 61. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ219-101115- Loess Plains- 154 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 85. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 89. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ208-101115- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 154 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....60-65. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...30 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........38 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....91-96. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 5100-7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ209-101115- Loup Rivers Basin- 154 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the night. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6200 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........46 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4600 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....86-91. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........39 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3700-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$