Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 232 PM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Temperatures remain well above average in the upper 80s to low 90s Friday, and 85 to 90 Saturday. A cold front Saturday night brings cooler than average temperatures Sunday into the middle of next week.

- Gusty southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph expected on Saturday. The combination of low humidity and strong wind gusts will bring elevated to near critical fire weather conditions across all of western and north central Nebraska.

- A few strong thunderstorms are possible Saturday evening, mainly west of Highway 83, with damaging winds the main hazard.