102 FNUS53 KLBF 090845 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 345 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .DISCUSSION... Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and evening across the Sandhills, western and southwestern Nebraska. Temperatures remain cooler than seasonal today through Monday, with a return to seasonal temperatures on Tuesday. Temperatures return to above seasonal, generally in the 90s, starting on Wednesday lasting through the end of the week. With the return of the higher temperatures, afternoon humidity values are expected to drop into the 25 to 30 percent range across portions of the Panhandle mid to late week. For now, fire weather concerns remain low this weekend into the early week. However, by mid week, some elevated concerns are possible across portions of the Panhandle, especially if stronger wind gusts occur. NEZ204-092315- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 245 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....79-84. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .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 overnight. Min temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6900 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Max temperature.....74-79. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........43 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3100 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-7700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ210-092315- Frenchman Basin- 245 AM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....83-88. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........44 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....57-62. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-6000 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Rain showers likely in the morning. Chance of thunderstorms through the day. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........57 percent. 24 hr trend......14 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ206-092315- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 345 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 82. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........41 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2900-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....57-62. 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Southeast up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5300 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. 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.....73-78. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 1800-4600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...40 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ219-092315- Loess Plains- 345 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....82-87. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2400 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-6300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming 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 63. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5800 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. $$ NEZ208-092315- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 345 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....81-86. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........38 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL until 1200, then 3600-8000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Min temperature.....59-64. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........90 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......South up to 5 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-5400 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Slight chance of showers until late afternoon. Max temperature.....77-82. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........44 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ209-092315- Loup Rivers Basin- 345 AM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. Max temperature.....Around 82. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........49 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2600-5200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......East up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-4700 ft AGL until 2400, then 400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....74-79. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........58 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-3700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 90. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$