textproduct: North Platte

KEY MESSAGES

- High confidence in continued dry conditions through next week.

- Moderate to high confidence in above normal temperatures for much of next week, the exception being mid-week where temperatures could drop back to near-normal.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 109 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

Quiet conditions will continue through tonight 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. 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 mid to upper 60s over the next couple hours for much of the region. Surface lows will also remain well above normals into the mid to upper 30s for most locations with north central Nebraska even remaining in the low to mid 40s on tonight. Normal lows for this time of year are in the mid to upper 20s.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 109 PM CST Sun Nov 8 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 above normals in the low to mid 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 potentially into the mid to upper 40s. Elsewhere, highs will also drop, but only into the upper 50s to low 60s. While temperatures will gradually warm back into the mid 60s by the end of the week and into the weekend, highs across the north central area will be slow to increase, only rising into the mid 50s by Saturday. 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. However, the CAA pushing into the region mid-week will also drop lows across the region. North central Nebraska will see lows fall into the upper 20s with lows elsewhere dropping into the low to mid 30s on both Wednesday and Thursday nights. In addition to cooler temperatures, some stronger wind gusts will be possible with this trough. There's a potential for gusts up to 35 mph across the Sandhills and north central Nebraska Wednesday afternoon as the trough pivots across the region. These stronger winds will be brief, diminishing by Wednesday evening.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/

Issued at 1116 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

VFR conditions will persist through Monday morning. The only aviation concern will be some stronger winds across the Sandhills and northern Nebraska this afternoon and into the evening. Southwest gusts up to 25 knots could be possible. Winds will diminish slightly through the overnight hours before increasing once again by late Monday morning. Elsewhere, winds are anticipated to remain below 15 knots through the TAF period.

LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.