textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- Patchy fog possible late tonight into Tuesday morning across southwest NE.

- A slight chance for showers Tuesday afternoon and evening southwest. Otherwise, dry and mild conditions continue through the upcoming week with highs warming into the upper 70s Thursday.

- A cold front moves through the area Friday night into Saturday night, bringing chances for showers and a few thunderstorms. Windy and warm Friday, then cooler Saturday and Sunday.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 157 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Tonight into Tuesday...The HRRR, 3km NAM, and RAP support fog to develop late tonight into Tuesday morning across southwest NE. Have introduced patchy fog. Lows tonight in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Meanwhile, a disturbance over the Four Corners Region tonight will lift into southwest NE by Tuesday afternoon. This will bring a slight chance for light rain showers to areas mainly near and south of I80. Surface low pressure deepening along the Front Range will bring an increased surface pressure gradient with southerly winds increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Highs Tuesday warmer from the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Tuesday night and Wednesday...Will carry a slight chance for light rain showers Tuesday evening for far southeastern areas. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday, upper ridging will strengthen across the Central U.S. as troughing will persist across the western U.S. with a closed low of the coast of central California. A weak surface front will drop south, with light winds. Highs in the low to mid 70s, with upper 70s far southwest.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 157 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Thursday...Upper ridging will persist across the Central U.S. with troughing across the western U.S. with a closed low moving inland. Southerly winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph across the west with highs 75 to 80 and partly cloudy skies.

Thursday night through Friday...The upper trough is forecast to move into the Rockies. A slight chance for showers Friday. Windy Friday area wide, at 20 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 mph. Highs Friday 75 to 84.

Friday night through Saturday night, increased chances for showers and a few thunderstorms Friday night as a cold front arrives in the west late Friday night. The main upper trough lifts through the region Saturday into Sunday and interacts with the front. The GFS remains faster with the upper trough passage, while the ECMWF is slower and stalls the front over the area into Sunday. Consensus is for the best potential for showers to be across the southeastern half of the area. Highs cooling into the upper 50s to mid 60s Saturday.

Sunday and Monday...lingering slight chance for showers, mainly south and east, as the upper trough weakens and moves east. Highs each day more seasonable in the upper 50s to near 65.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 1235 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail through Monday night across western and north central Nebraska. Winds remain northerly through late Monday morning, generally at 5kts or less. Winds then become southerly Monday afternoon and evening, at 5 to 10kts.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.