textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- Stratus and a cooler airmass across the region today will bring cooler highs as low as 65 to the upper 60s across much of western and central Nebraska.

- Chances for showers and a few thunderstorms will increase tonight into Monday morning, especially across north central Nebraska.

- Thunderstorm chances return to the south by late Monday afternoon.

- Additional daily chances for showers and thunderstorms mid- week through the end of the week

- Cooler temperatures through the week into the early part of the weekend

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 217 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026

Today, a warm front will lift into central KS extending back into southeast WY. This will bring an increase in lower and mid level moisture. Low stratus will overspread southwest and central NE this morning and persist through the afternoon. This will lead to a much cooler day, with highs only from 65 to the upper 60s across the central Sandhills into portions of southwest NE. Went below NBM highs a few degrees. Far western and southwest areas should reach the mid 70s, where stratus will erode. Also a slight chance for showers this morning across the east. An upper ridge axis will extend across western NE early afternoon with southwest flow across Rockies. A disturbance located from southeast into central WY will move into the panhandle by late afternoon.

Tonight, a LLJ increases across NE into SD. Isentropic lift will increase overnight with increasing POPS, especially across nctrl NE. Chance POPS in light rain showers will be mainly north of Highway 2, with likely POPs after midnight across nctrl NE. Instability will be very limited, though isolated embedded thunderstorms are possible. QPFs will be very light from a trace to near a tenth of an inch far northern NE.

Monday, an upper trough will move from MT and WY into the Dakotas, as an upper trough extends back into the Desert Southwest. This will bring a west-southwest flow in the mid and upper levels. A warm front will reside to our southeast from northwest KS into southwest IA. This will be a focus for strong to severe storms. At this time, the threat remains southeast of the area. After morning chances for showers and a few thunderstorms, chances for showers and thunderstorms will exist across southwest and central NE by late afternoon. Highs will be much warmer from the mid 80s, with near 90 southwest.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 217 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026

A cold front passage late Monday will lead to low end chances for showers and thunderstorms in the overnight, mainly across southern Nebraska. Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week as the cooler air mass behind the cold front will keep temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. For Wednesday WAA across western Nebraska will moderate temperatures back into the low 80s, while the rest of the Sandhills into north central Nebraska will remain in the upper 60s to 70s. Thursday into the first part of the weekend, temperatures will remain cooler near seasonable to slightly below seasonable with highs in the 70s and lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.

As far as precipitation chances through the week, there will a series of weak disturbances that move through the region mid-week through the end of the week with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms, at this time coverage remains uncertain, but less likely to see any widespread precipitation. At this time the better chances for more widespread precipitation will be south into northern KS near the frontal boundary. There is however a stronger trof that will move through late Thursday into Friday and at this time looks to be the best chance of scattered to widespread precipitation chances.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/

Issued at 642 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026

Stratus will linger across much of the southern Sandhills into southwest Nebraska over the next 24 hours MVFR or lower conditions. Across the northern Sandhills into north central Nebraska there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning, then stratus will move in tonight with MVFR to IFR conditions possible. Winds will be breezy out of the southeast this afternoon and evening around 15 kts with gusts around 25 kts.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.