464 FNUS53 KLBF 280812 FWFLBF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western and North Central for Nebraska National Weather Service North Platte NE 212 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... Near-critical fire conditions are expected this afternoon as RH values drop to 15 to 20 percent across southwest Nebraska with northwesterly wind gusts up to 25 mph. Increased moisture arrives on Sunday with a more active weather pattern into next week keeping fire concerns low through next week. NEZ204-010030- Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 112 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....56-61. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........19 percent. 24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......500-3800 ft AGL until 1200, then 2400-8600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....22-27. 24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler. Max humidity........68 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......1000-2000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......7 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1300-3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. .FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$ NEZ210-010030- Frenchman Basin- 112 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....63-68. 24 hr trend......Unchanged. Min humidity........15 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. Mixing height.......600-3700 ft AGL until 1200, then 3200-9000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....Around 24. 24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. Max humidity........67 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......East 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......600-1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....45-50. 24 hr trend......22 degrees cooler. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......18 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1300-2400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. $$ NEZ206-010030- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest- 212 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....54-59. 24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. Min humidity........23 percent. 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......600-2700 ft AGL until 1200, then 1600-7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....17-22. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........73 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....38-43. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........33 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1200-2700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$ NEZ219-010030- Loess Plains- 212 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....63-68. 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. Min humidity........16 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-2200 ft AGL until 1200, then 2500-6800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....20-25. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........67 percent. 24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-1500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....39-44. 24 hr trend......25 degrees cooler. Min humidity........31 percent. 24 hr trend......17 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1200-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain and snow. Lows around 20. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. $$ NEZ208-010030- Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest- 212 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....47-52. 24 hr trend......11 degrees cooler. Min humidity........28 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......South 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good. Mixing height.......500-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to northwest around 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....14-19. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........81 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-2000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph becoming east around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Max temperature.....38-43. 24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler. Min humidity........32 percent. 24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1100-2900 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. .FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$ NEZ209-010030- Loup Rivers Basin- 212 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....52-57. 24 hr trend......16 degrees cooler. Min humidity........24 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......400-2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to northwest around 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear then becoming mostly cloudy. Min temperature.....14-19. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Max humidity........80 percent. 24 hr trend......1 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. Mixing height.......900-1800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow. Max temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........36 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Southeast 5 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair. Mixing height.......1100-2600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of thunder...0 percent. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight chance of snow. Lows around 20. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. $$