FNUS53 KLBF 161931 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... Elevated fire weather concerns are possible across western Nebraska Saturday afternoon, as temperatures return to the 70s. These mild temperatures will combine with dry air, and lead to afternoon humidity in the upper teens to mid 20s. This will also combine with gusty south winds up to 25 mph, and lead to increased fire weather concerns. The area of concern will be mainly west of Highway 83. Though temperatures will remain above normal next week in the 70s at times, increasing moisture will keep afternoon humidity up into the 40 to 60 percent range across the area. This is expected to keep fire weather concerns generally low. NEZ204-171130- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 131 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....29-34. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........75 percent. 24 hr trend......31 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 2400, then 500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph increasing to southwest around 20 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......20 degrees warmer. Min humidity........22 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........71 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1100 ft AGL until 1200, then 1400-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ210-171130- Frenchman Basin- 131 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Widespread frost after midnight. Min temperature.....24-29. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3500 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph increasing to south around 15 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....67-72. 24 hr trend......14 degrees warmer. Min humidity........19 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........70 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ206-171130- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Areas of frost late in the evening. Widespread frost after midnight. Min temperature.....27-32. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to south around 20 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......16 degrees warmer. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........75 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....64-69. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ219-171130- Loess Plains- 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Areas of frost late in the evening. Widespread frost after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 27. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Widespread frost early in the morning. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......11 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....Around 36. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Max humidity........82 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 65. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........35 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ NEZ208-171130- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Areas of frost in the late evening and early morning. Min temperature.....Around 33. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........79 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph increasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph increasing to south around 20 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....66-71. 24 hr trend......22 degrees warmer. Min humidity........25 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Max humidity........70 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$ NEZ209-171130- Loup Rivers Basin- 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Areas of frost late in the evening. Widespread frost after midnight. Min temperature.....26-31. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph increasing to south around 15 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 to 25 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Min temperature.....36-41. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........82 percent. 24 hr trend......21 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. $$