textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- Cooler today with highs in the upper 40s, then 50s return Wednesday through Saturday, followed by around 60 Sunday and mid 60s Monday.

- Mostly dry through the week with only limited chances of rainfall across the south Friday night into Saturday.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 213 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026

Today, surface high pressure will move slowly east across Nebraska. Winds will be northerly at 5 to 15 mph, becoming light and variable by late afternoon. High 45 to 50, with a partly to mostly cloudy sky.

Tonight, as surface high pressure moves over the Mid Missouri Valley, light and variable winds will become light south toward daybreak. Lows in the mid 20s.

Wednesday, a positively tilted upper trough will extend across the Western U.S. The upper flow will be zonal across the region, with increasing mid and high cloudiness. As surface low pressure deepens along the Front Range of WY and CO, a breezy south wind of 15 to 25 mph will develop. Highs slightly warmer in the lower 50s, with mid 50s far western areas.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 213 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026

Overall upper ridging will persist across the region, with a positively tilted upper trough moving through the Desert Southwest into the Central and Southern Rockies on Friday, and across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas Friday night into Saturday. Upper ridging then strengthen Sunday into Monday.

Temperatures will remain in the 50s Thursday through Saturday, warming to around 60 Sunday and mid 60 Monday. These highs are forecast to reach around 20 degrees above normal by Sunday and 25 degrees above normal by Monday.

The Friday night into Saturday morning period will bring limited slight chance POPS for light rain across southwest into central Nebraska which is still supported by the GEFS ensemble. The GEFS indicates a 20 to 40 percent probability of receiving at least a tenth of an inch liquid south of I80, while the ECMWF shows these probabilities much further south across central Kansas. Overall, the potential for a wetting rain has decreased and is very low.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 531 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026

VFR conditions will prevail across all of western and north central Nebraska the next 24 hours. Broken to overcast high cloudiness this morning will become scattered to broken in the afternoon. Winds will be light northwest at or below 10 kts today, then light and variable tonight.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.