North Platte Weather-April 7 – North Platte Post Archive

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL OFF TO AROUND 20
PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF
WILD FIRES.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...208...209...210 AND
219...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY
TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204...206...208...209...210
  AND 219.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY
  ACROSS LONG DISTANCES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 65.