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Hazardous Weather Outlook

National Weather Service North Platte NE

452 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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452 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026 /352 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026/



This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north 

central Nebraska.



.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.



Near record high temperatures are expected today, with most areas

across western and north central Nebraska reaching highs in the 80s.

These warm temperatures will be accompanied by low relative humidity,

causing at least elevated to near critical fire weather concerns this

afternoon, though winds are expected to remain mostly under 20 mph. 



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.



Fire weather concerns increase on Saturday as gusty west winds 

accompany another record-setting heat day and low afternoon 

humidity. A Fire Weather Watch is in place for all of western and 

central Nebraska as a result. Later that evening, a sharp frontal 

boundary will push south and lead to an abrupt flip in wind direction

from west to north with increasing gusts of 40 to 45 mph late 

Saturday and continuing into early Sunday morning. 



.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...



Spotter activation is not expected at this time.



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