North Platte, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KLBF 111150
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
650 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Near-critical fire weather conditions this afternoon
  especially west of Hwy 83.

- Dry with much above normal temperatures on Saturday with
  elevated fire weather conditions. A slight chance for light
  rain showers northern Nebraska Saturday night.

- Cooler and windy on Sunday behind a cold front. Elevated fire
  weather conditions. A chance for rain showers Sunday night,
  mainly south of I80.


- Windy and cool Monday from the mid 50s to low 60s. A warming
  trend to follow with highs in the 70s Wednesday and Thursday.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 309 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

Surface high pressure was currently centered over central
Nebraska. With winds light and variable and mostly clear skies,
temperatures ranged from the low 30s to upper 30s.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 309 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

A positively tilted upper ridge axis will extend over the
region today. The surface pressure gradient will increase as
southerly winds increase to 10 to 20 mph near and west of
Highway 83, and 10 to 15 mph in the east. Highs today will reach
near 80 across the far western zones, mid 70s central areas, and
low 70s east. Afternoon humidity will fall to 15 to 20 percent
for a few hours mid to late afternoon. Wind gusts will largely
remain below 25 mph across the west today. The combination of
low humidity and gusty winds will create near-critical fire
weather conditions this afternoon, near and west of Highway 83.

Tonight, the upper ridge will flatten out as a cold front pushes
through central and southwest South Dakota. Southerly winds will
continue south of the front across western Nebraska, with
overnight lows mild from around 45 across the south to near 50
across the north.

Saturday, the upper ridge flattens out as a weak cold front
moves into north central Nebraska, while light southerly winds
continue across the central and south. Very warm H85
temperatures support highs in the upper 80s across southwest
Nebraska, with 80 to 85 across the north central. Elevated fire
conditions will exist as humidity falls to near 15 percent over
southwestern areas, though winds will be light at 5 to 15 mph.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Issued at 309 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

An upper trough moves into the Northern Plains Saturday night,
pushing a reinforcing cold front through most of the forecast
area. Isolated light showers are possible across far northern
Nebraska.

Weak cold air advection on Sunday, with highs closer to normal
from the upper 50s to lower 60s northwest to the mid and upper
60s southeast. Windy with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph. Much
drier air moses in during the afternoon with humidity as low as
20 to 25 percent. This will create elevated fire weather
conditions across the entire forecast area.

A chance for rain showers mainly south of I80 Sunday night,
though the better focus will be from east central CO across
northern Kansas.

Another reinforcing cold front Sunday night will bring even
cooler highs Monday, from mid 50s north to near 60 south.
Another windy day, with northwest winds 20 to 35 mph.

An upper ridge begins to build in Tuesday, with a return to
southerly winds. Highs return to the upper 60s to low 70s in the
west.

A warmup in the 70s Wednesday with a cold front expected Wednesday
night. If the front is weak, highs Thursday should only be
slightly cooler in the low to mid 70s. This is supported by the
NBM probability of highs greater than 70 degrees from 65 percent
to 75 percent. There is also a slight chance for showers
Wednesday night into Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 646 AM CDT Fri Apr 11 2025

VFR conditions are expected to prevail across all of western and
north central Nebraska through the day today. Light winds will
become south and increase with gusts around 25 kts this
afternoon. Low-level southerly wind shear will become a concern
this evening into the overnight.

&&

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

&&

$$

SYNOPSIS...Roberg
SHORT TERM...Roberg
LONG TERM...Roberg
AVIATION...Taylor