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FXUS63 KLBF 272132
AFDLBF
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
332 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Critical fire weather conditions continue through early this
evening
- High confidence in temperatures near normal Sunday and Monday
before returning to above normal through Friday.
- Increased confidence in an active weather pattern with
precipitation chances Sunday night through Wednesday.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 316 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026
For the remainder of this afternoon into early into early this
evening a Red Flag Warning remains in places across fire weather
zones 204, 208 and 209, or portions of the western and north
central Nebraska. There is the potential for elevated to near-
critical fire weather conditions on Saturday across western
Nebraska, although RH values drop into the upper teens, winds
will remain light. For more information regarding fire weather
see the fire weather section below.
A backdoor cold front will move into the region overnight and
bring slightly cooler air. This will generally impact north
central Nebraska where highs tomorrow will only reach the low to
mid 40s and will see lows Saturday night drop into the teens.
On the south side of the front temperatures will still remain
mild and well above normal with highs in the 50s and 60s and
lows in the 20s.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 316 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026
An active weather pattern through the extended period looks to take
shape starting Sunday as a negative PNA regime supports multiple
disturbances moving through the region. On Sunday, the strongest
forcing will remain mostly south of the region, keeping the bulk of
the precipitation south and east of our area. However, some light
snow is possible Sunday morning for areas mainly east of US-83, with
lingering chances through the day, before this system quickly
departs.
Another disturbance will move toward the region Sunday night into
Monday, bringing additional rain and snow chances through Monday
night. The main system will move into the region on Tuesday bringing
higher chances for precipitation across the area. A brief lull in
the active pattern is expected Wednesday through Thursday, before a
larger storm system approaches the region on Friday. This late-week
system looks to have a stronger connection to gulf moisture, which
would support an increased potential for widespread precipitation.
Stay tuned for future forecasts as guidance becomes clearer over the
next few days.
Highs Sunday and Monday will be cooler with temperatures mainly in
the 40s to low 50s across the area. Overnight lows will mainly be in
the 20s, supporting frozen precipitation (snow) before transitioning
to rain during the day. Warmer conditions will return Wednesday
through Friday, with highs in the 50s to low 60s.
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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1154 AM CST Fri Feb 27 2026
VFR conditions will prevail over the next 24 hours. Winds will
remain breezy this afternoon out of the northwest around 10 kts
with gust up to 20 kts. This evening winds will become light
around 5 kts, out of the south for areas across the southern
Sandhills into southwest Nebraska. For the northern Sandhills
into north central Nebraska winds will be out of the northeast
around 5 to 10 kts.
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.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 316 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026
Near-critical to critical fire conditions continue this afternoon
as RH values drop to near 12 percent with northwesterly
wind gusts up to 35 mph. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect
through the afternoon for portions of the Panhandle, northern
and central Nebraska. Conditions improve overnight with slightly
cooler temperatures and light winds on Saturday. A more active
weather pattern arrives Sunday night keeping fire concerns low
through next week.
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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening for
NEZ204-208-209.
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SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Labenz
AVIATION...Gomez
FIRE WEATHER...Roberg
NWS LBF Office Area Forecast Discussion