375 FNUS53 KLBF 300949 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 349 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .DISCUSSION... Highs will climb to above average once again Today, with far southwest Nebraska likely seeing highs reaching the lower 50s to perhaps mid 50s. Some limited fire weather concern develops this afternoon as temperatures rise. Lowest humidity values will be across southwest Nebraska, where 25-30% can be expected this afternoon. West to northwest winds of 10-20 mph and gusts to 25 mph will occur areawide. Will have to watch for a potential increase in fire weather concerns, especially with a ridge breakdown this weekend. As it stands now though, Wednesday appears to have the lowest humidity this week, with values around 25-27% along and west of Highway 83. Winds, however, don't appear overly strong, with west to northwest gusts around 20 mph during the afternoon hours. NEZ204-310030- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 249 AM MST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....46-51. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Min humidity........29 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-3300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....20-25. 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. Max humidity........95 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....52-57. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50. $$ NEZ210-310030- Frenchman Basin- 249 AM MST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........25 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......400-1400 ft AGL until 1200, then 1400-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....19-24. 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......24 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. $$ NEZ206-310030- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 349 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....18-23. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-1200 ft AGL until 1200, then 1100-3200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. $$ NEZ219-310030- Loess Plains- 349 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....Around 51. 24 hr trend......14 degrees warmer. Min humidity........28 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....Around 20. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........96 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph increasing to northwest around 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 50s. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. $$ NEZ208-310030- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 349 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming sunny. Max temperature.....43-48. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Min humidity........37 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 24. 24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. Max humidity........98 percent. 24 hr trend......22 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....45-50. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........34 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$ NEZ209-310030- Loup Rivers Basin- 349 AM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......21 degrees warmer. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....20-25. 24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......23 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....48-53. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$