750 FNUS53 KLBF 302002 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 202 PM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .DISCUSSION... Above normal temperatures continue through the end of the week. Elevated fire weather potential is possible across western Nebraska Wednesday and Thursday, generally fire weather zones 204, 210 and 219. Temperatures will be in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees across the western Nebraska with min RH ranging from 20 to 25 percent. Winds will be around 10 mph with gust up to 20 mph for Wednesday out of the northwest. Winds will be lighter on Thursday with afternoon winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph. NEZ204-311230- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 102 PM MST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....21-26. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........81 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....53-58. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....22-27. 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph increasing to southwest around 15 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .NEW YEARS DAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Min humidity........25 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest 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. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50. $$ NEZ210-311230- Frenchman Basin- 102 PM MST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....20-25. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Max humidity........81 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....57-62. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........23 percent. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 23. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .NEW YEARS DAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....53-58. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........26 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. $$ NEZ206-311230- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 202 PM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....20-25. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........87 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....51-56. 24 hr trend......5 degrees warmer. Min humidity........27 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....19-24. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .NEW YEARS DAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....48-53. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......500-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. 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. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. $$ NEZ219-311230- Loess Plains- 202 PM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....Around 21. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Max humidity........86 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 57. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-2200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 20. 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. Max humidity........99 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......300-500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .NEW YEARS DAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....49-54. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-1200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. $$ NEZ208-311230- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 202 PM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 25. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Max humidity........88 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......6 degrees warmer. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....18-23. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......800-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .NEW YEARS DAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....44-49. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-1600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast 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. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$ NEZ209-311230- Loup Rivers Basin- 202 PM CST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Min temperature.....22-27. 24 hr trend......9 degrees warmer. Max humidity........91 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......400-800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. Min humidity........30 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 20. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Max humidity........100 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......700-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .NEW YEARS DAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....44-49. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........40 percent. 24 hr trend......28 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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 lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$