textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- High confidence in continued dry conditions through next week.

- Moderate to high confidence in slightly above normal temperatures into next week.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/

Issued at 142 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

Quiet conditions will continue through the weekend as upper level ridging remains firmly in place over the western US. This ridging will keep any major chances of precipitation out of our area as well as allow for surface high pressure to settle over the Great Plains. Unlike the previous few mornings, not expecting any fog development this weekend. The combination of slightly stronger winds, limited moisture, and a deck of some higher clouds pushing across Nebraska overnight will keep conditions unfavorable for fog development.

For temperatures, this upper level ridge will bring persistent warmer temperatures to the region as a surge of 850mb temperatures in the 9 to 15 C range push into central and western Nebraska. These warmer low to mid level temperatures will allow for surface highs to easily rise into the low to mid 60s for much of the region. Surface lows will also surge well above normals into the mid to upper 30s, even into the low 40s on Sunday night.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 142 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

Strong upper level ridging will continue into next week allowing for dry conditions to persist. As high pressure settles over the region, warm air advection will continue to push milder air into the region. Temperatures will remain near or slightly above normals in the upper 50s to low 60s, potentially even into the mid to upper 60s through much of next week. The exception will Wednesday and Thursday as weak troughing digs south just to the east of Nebraska. This will allow for some cooler air behind the trough dropping highs on both days across north central Nebraska into the low to mid 50s. Elsewhere highs will remain in the low to mid 60s. Overnight lows will also remain fairly mild in the mid to upper 30s through the week and even rising into the low 40s on Tuesday night. Again these lows will be well above normals (normal in the mid to upper 20s).

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/

Issued at 526 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

VFR conditions will prevail over the next 24 hours. Winds will be out of the west to northwest this evening around 5 to 10 kts, becoming light and variable overnight into Sunday morning. Winds will then switch to the southwest around 5 to 10 kts with gusts up to 20 kts Sunday afternoon.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.