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FXUS63 KLBF 250530
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1230 AM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Mild temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 80s are expected 
  the next 7 days.
  
- Breezy south winds develop Sunday through Monday ahead of an
  upper trough moving into the region. 

- Slight chances for showers and a few thunderstorms Sunday
  afternoon into Sunday night and again Monday night.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 218 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025

For tonight and Thursday, an upper ridge over the Central and
Southern Rockies will build into the region. Weak surface high
pressure and light and variable winds tonight under clear skies.
Lows to range from the mid 40s western Sandhills, to the upper
40s to low 50s central and east. On Thursday, surface low
pressure develops along the lee of the Rockies, bringing a 
light southwest wind to the area. Clear skies, with weak warm
air advection. Highs from the low 80s north to upper 70s south.

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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 218 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025

A shortwave trough will move into the Northern Plains on Friday.
This will drive a cold front into western South Dakota. Warming
ahead of the front with highs from the low to mid 80s. 
Afternoon humidity will fall to as low as 20 percent across the 
northwest Sandhills with winds turning to the west at 10 to 15 
mph in the afternoon for just a limited potential for elevated 
fire weather conditions Friday afternoon. 

A weak cold frontal passage Friday night. Highs Saturday to 
remain slightly above normal in the upper 70s to near 80. An
upper trough west of the Four Corners Saturday night will lift
over the Central and Southern Rockies on Sunday. This will 
bring a return of southerly winds, with winds on Sunday 
becoming breezy, along with higher dewpoints in the upper 50s 
to near 60. A slight chance for showers and a few thunderstorms 
Sunday afternoon into Sunday night, mainly across the west. The 
axis of this upper trough is forecast to move across the area 
Monday night into Tuesday. The ECMWF is much less amplified wrt
the trough axis than the GFS, so confidence on the development 
of showers or thunderstorms is low. The current forecast has a 
slight chance Monday night. Dry conditions Tuesday into 
Wednesday, as upper ridging prevails across the Central U.S.

Highs Sunday through next Wednesday are forecast to remain mild
in the upper 70s to lower 80s each day.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1225 AM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025

VFR conditions are expected through the forecast period.

Skies are likely to remain mostly clear if not clear through the
forecast period. Various short-term solutions suggest some minor
fog is possible, mainly in sheltered valleys such as the Platte
and Elkhorn, but the magnitude of impacts appears limited so
will forgo mention at this time. Winds remain light and variable
overnight, becoming more southwesterly then southerly during the
day.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

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SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...NMJ