FNUS53 KLBF 230801 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 301 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be fairly minimal over the next 7 days across western and north central Nebraska. Northwesterly flow aloft, a steady stream of mid level disturbances and abundant low level moisture, will lead to a daily threat for showers and thunderstorms across the area. Minimum RH over the next 7 days never reaches below 30 percent in the eastern Panhandle. Winds will be fairly light through Wednesday. During the afternoon hours of Thursday, Friday and Saturday southerly winds of 10 to 20 MPH are possible. NEZ204-232330- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 201 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......800-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Min temperature.....61-66. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........92 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-7100 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of thunder...10 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....89-94. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-10800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 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. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and slight chance of 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 mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ210-232330- Frenchman Basin- 201 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........42 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......900-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 64. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........92 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....92-97. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West around 5 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2300-9200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ206-232330- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 301 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening and early morning. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-4500 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...10 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....87-92. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-8400 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...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ219-232330- Loess Plains- 301 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning. Max temperature.....84-89. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2300 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....91-96. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-5400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 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 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 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ208-232330- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 301 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........57 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-4100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-3500 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. Max temperature.....85-90. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........45 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2100-5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ NEZ209-232330- Loup Rivers Basin- 301 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....75-80. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Min humidity........68 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-3500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-2900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...30 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........55 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 2000-4200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Southeast 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 lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. $$