FNUS53 KLBF 210755 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 255 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .DISCUSSION... Plenty of low level moisture due to forecasted rainfall and continued near-daily showers and thunderstorms will keep afternoon RH values above 30 percent into early next week. Therefore, fire concerns remain low at this time. NEZ204-212315- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 155 AM MDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....73-78. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........48 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1000-4800 ft AGL until 2400, then 1100-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....72-77. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Min humidity........51 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1200-4700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 90. $$ NEZ210-212315- Frenchman Basin- 155 AM MDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....80-85. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-2600 ft AGL until 1200, then 2800-7600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Slight chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....Around 53. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-6100 ft AGL until 2400, then 700-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....75-80. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........52 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......1000-3000 ft AGL until 1200, then 3100-4900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ NEZ206-212315- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 255 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....71-76. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........61 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......600-1900 ft AGL until 1200, then 1800-4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...40 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.....Around 51. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-2200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...50 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....71-76. 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. Min humidity........56 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1000-4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ219-212315- Loess Plains- 255 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....76-81. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........55 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-2000 ft AGL until 1200, then 2200-5100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. Slight chance of showers through the night. Min temperature.....Around 54. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3700 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of showers early in the afternoon. Max temperature.....72-77. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........55 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......700-2500 ft AGL until 1200, then 2700-4700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 90. $$ NEZ208-212315- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 255 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Max temperature.....65-70. 24 hr trend......6 degrees cooler. Min humidity........73 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers after midnight. Min temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-2300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Max temperature.....71-76. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........56 percent. 24 hr trend......16 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......500-4200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ NEZ209-212315- Loup Rivers Basin- 255 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Max temperature.....68-73. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........68 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-3200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of showers through the night. Min temperature.....Around 52. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in the morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....70-75. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Min humidity........58 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......600-4600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...20 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. $$