textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- Rain chances tonight, greatest rainfall amounts south of interstate 80. - Fog potential tonight into early Friday morning

- Another chance for precipitation Sunday night and Monday

- Temperatures will be above normal this weekend with highs in the upper 50s to 60s.

- Cool down after Monday with highs in the upper 30s to 40s

SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/

Issued at 444 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

The main concern in the short term will be rain potential and fog development. As far as precipitation goes, the greatest confidence in rainfall continues to be across southwest Nebraska, generally along and south of interstate 80, with lesser confidence going into the southern Sandhills. Do not expect precipitation to spread further north then central Sandhills. SoTs indicates that the greatest potential for abnormal qpf values will stay south in Kansas, which is more of a southward trend from previous forecast. As far as qpf values northward into southwest Nebraska probabilities greater than 50 percent that we could see half an inch or greater south of I-80 with lesser amounts the further north you go. There is generally good consensus with the probability greater than 75 percent of seeing at least a 0.10 along the I-80 corridor.

The next concern will be fog development this evening into the overnight. Low level moisture and winds will influence an environment conducive for fog development along the edge of where the precip shield develops. This could include the I-80 corridor into portions of Sandhills east into Custer County. Headlines for fog may be needed tonight into tomorrow morning.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 444 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

For this weekend, it will be mostly dry through Sunday afternoon with WAA on Saturday and Sunday helping to drive temperatures into the upper 50s to low 60s. This is around 15 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. Sunday night a upper level trof will begin to move eastward into the area and bringing another chance for widespread precipitation. Temperatures will turn cooler as a cold front moves into the area Tuesday with highs only the upper 30s to low 40s which is near normal for this time of year. As of right now precipitation chances remain low through Thanksgiving morning.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 1131 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

Stratus continues across southwest Nebraska and the Sandhills, bringing IFR and LIFR ceilings. Further to the north, drier air in the lower layers is keeping the lower ceilings and fog out of portions of northern Nebraska, allowing VFR conditions to prevail. Overnight, winds remain light and variable. With the precipitation shield across southwest Nebraska, potential still exists for fog develop overnight, with greatest potential across the Sandhills. However, with rainfall and mid cloud cover, guidance has trended down fog intensity overnight and slightly improved ceiling forecasts. Even with those changes, IFR to LIFR conditions will persist under the stratus shield. Further north, conditions may drop to MVFR and briefly to IFR as stratus lifts north during the early morning hours. By mid to late morning, conditions should begin to improve across the region to MVFR and VFR conditions.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.