FNUS53 KLBF 222031 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 331 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns remain low through much of the upcoming week. Daily rain and thunderstorm chances could pose lightning start concerns but should also produce at least spotty wetting rains for portions of western and central Nebraska. Following a few breezy days Sunday/Monday and one more warmer day on Monday, temperatures should settle back to near seasonable levels for the middle of the week. This will keep humidity minimums above 30 percent each day as a result with only marginal wind gusts expected on the windiest days Tuesday through Friday. NEZ204-231130- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 231 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Min temperature.....62-67. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-4700 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......700-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........89 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-6000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....89-94. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3500-9300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. $$ NEZ210-231130- Frenchman Basin- 331 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 /231 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026/ .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers late in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 600-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....84-89. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 65. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...10 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....93-98. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ206-231130- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 331 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 /231 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026/ .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...30 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. Slight chance of showers in the late morning and early afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........97 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....88-93. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-7200 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... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ219-231130- Loess Plains- 331 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers late in the morning. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........49 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........95 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....92-97. 24 hr trend......12 degrees warmer. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ208-231130- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 331 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 /231 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026/ .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...30 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........50 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4300 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....86-91. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds up to 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ209-231130- Loup Rivers Basin- 331 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the night. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms through the day. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........62 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-3800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3600 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...30 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....84-89. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........53 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-4100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds up to 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$