FNUS53 KLBF 220705 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 205 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be minimal over the next several days across western and north central Nebraska. There will be daily chances for isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area. Low level moisture will be abundant over the next several days with minimum RH ranging from around 35 percent in the west to around 60 percent in the east. NEZ204-222315- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 105 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......19 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms through the night. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-5000 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1200 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......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......600-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-8600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .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. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ210-222315- Frenchman Basin- 105 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........44 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly 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......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4700 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 early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 89. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......700-2900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3000-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ206-222315- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 205 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........49 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until early morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5000 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........49 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......600-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. .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 around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ219-222315- Loess Plains- 205 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 65. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly 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.....85-90. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........44 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .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. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ208-222315- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 205 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 3300-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6000 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...30 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........53 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 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...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ209-222315- Loup Rivers Basin- 205 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........52 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 5 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-500 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. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........64 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds up to 5 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 in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$