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FXUS63 KLBF 201742
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1142 AM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Dry conditions will continue through the end of next week.

- Cooler today (Saturday) but temperatures increase back into the
50s and 60s through next week.

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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 352 AM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

The front continues to move through Nebraska through early morning,
with little to no expected precipitation. The only exception will be
across the Pine Ridge where terrain influences may result in an
isolated shower. Only a dusting of new snow should be expected with
precipitation ending by sunrise.

Upper level ridging will then slowly begin to build across the
western US allowing for surface high pressure to push back into the
region today. Colder air behind the departing front will drop highs
today back into the 40s across the region. Low temperatures tonight
will drop into the low to mid 20s. This colder air will be short
lived as temperatures begin to moderate on Sunday as the ridge
continues to build to the west. Highs Sunday return into the upper
40s to low 50s with lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. While these
temperatures on Sunday are still cooler than what has been observed
the last few days, they are still nearly 10 degrees above normals
(normal high: low 40s; normal low: low teens).

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 352 AM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

Upper level ridging will continue to prevail across the western US
through the end of the week. With surface high pressure over the
central Plains, conditions will remain dry and pleasant through the
end of the next week. The main weather concern will be the
increasing temperatures as warm air advection ushers in a much
warmer airmass. Forecasted 850 mb temperatures in the 10 to 16 C
range will persist allowing for surface highs to easily rise into
the 60s for most of the days next week. The exception will be on
Tuesday where the ridge begins to weaken slightly allowing for
slightly cooler temperatures to edge into Nebraska. Still highs will
be in the 50s. These warmer temperatures may result in some record
highs being challenged as well next week, especially on Wednesday
where much of north central will rise into the mid to upper 60s.
Record highs this day could be broke at North Platte, Broken Bow,
and Valentine where all three sites have highs in the mid to upper
60s, potentially into the low 70s across northern Nebraska. Current
records sit at LBF: 62; VTN: 59; BBW: 60). The latest probabilities
show that slightly higher temperatures could occur, so while
Imperial doesn`t appear to break a record with the going forecast
(record is 67 and currently forecasting 67), it is not entirely out
out of shot.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1140 AM CST Sat Dec 20 2025

VFR conditions are expected through the forecast period. Skies
should remain mostly sunny during the day, with increasing high
clouds overnight. Winds will gradually back from the northwest
to more southerly towards daybreak Sunday with gusts increasing
towards the end of the period with speeds around 20 knots.

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

&&

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SHORT TERM...Kulik
LONG TERM...Kulik
AVIATION...NMJ

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