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FXUS63 KLBF 080533
AFDLBF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1133 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- High confidence in continued dry conditions through next week.

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

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.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.

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.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).

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1133 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail throughout the effective TAF
period. A band of high cloud cover tracks south across the region
overnight, clearing out by the morning. Winds remain mostly light
out of the west and northwest overnight, with winds fluctuating at
KLBF. By the afternoon hours, expecting stronger mixing across the
Sandhills, allowing for gusts of 20 to 25 knots. Winds are expected
to remain slightly elevated across the Sandhills and north central
Nebraska through the evening, though a developing inversion may
limit the potential for gusty conditions.

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.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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SHORT TERM...Kulik
LONG TERM...Kulik
AVIATION...Richie

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