textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- Patchy fog this morning across portions of southwest and north central Nebraska

- Lingering rain showers will continue through the day Sunday, Generally along and east of HWY 83

- Cool temperatures continue the rest of the the Labor Day weekend, with a brief warm up Tuesday

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 408 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025

Patchy fog and lingering rain showers will be the main concern in the short term. Low level moisture and light winds tonight will lead to yet another overnight and morning of patchy fog across parts of the Sandhills into north central Nebraska. Fog is expected to remain patchy, however could see visibility drop to a half mile or potentially lower, but given the patchy nature no dense fog headline is anticipated at this time. The low will continue to track slowly eastward with wrap around rain showers continuing to linger across portions of the Sandhills into north central Nebraska, generally along and east of HWY 83. As the low continues to track eastward rain will come to an end from west to east. Below normal temperatures are expected with rain showers and low stratus throughout the day. Temperatures will be around 10 to 15 degrees below normal for areas of the Sandhills and north central Nebraska with highs in the 60s.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 408 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025

An upper level ridge across the western CONUS will move eastward with western and north central Nebraska on the periphery of the ridge Tuesday with drier conditions expected and a brief warm up as temperatures warm into the upper 70s to low 80s. A disturbance moves through late Tuesday in the form of a cold front and will cool temperatures back into the 60s and 70s. Temperatures will gradually warm across western Nebraska back into the upper 70s to 80s thorugh the week as the upper level ridge advances slightly eastward. The eastern portion of the CWA will still remain in cooler air as an upper level low to the east drops south out of Canada into the Great Lakes region, southward into the Missouri Valley region by late week bringing wrap around cooler air into portions of central and eastern Nebraska. As for precipitation chances, expect mostly dry conditions through the end of the week.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/

Issued at 644 AM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025

Fog and stratus will linger across the area through this morning into the early afternoon with IFR to LIFR conditions, including KVTN and KLBF terminals. Cigs will lift briefly in the afternoon before lower cigs return in the the overnight with patchy fog also possible Monday morning and once again IFR to LIFR conditions. Winds will remain light over the next 24 hours out of the north to north east, under 10 kts. Lingering rain showers will continue throughout the next 24 hours for areas east of HWY 83, mostly across north central Nebraska, could see some lower visibilities within the heaviest rainfall.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.