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North Platte, NE weather

It is 51°F and fog/mist at North Platte, North Platte Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Widespread Fog, low near 45°F, 4% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:48 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:29 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

51°F

Fog/Mist

Wind

ESE 8 mph

Humidity 96% · dew point 50°F

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 1.5 mi

Observed at North Platte, North Platte Regional Airport (KLBF), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

Dense Fog Advisory Moderate Expected

Dense Fog Advisory issued October 28 at 3:41AM CDT until October 28 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Area
Garden; Grant; Hooker; Thomas; Blaine; Loup; Garfield; Arthur; McPherson; Logan; Custer; Deuel; Keith; Perkins; Lincoln; Chase; Hayes; Frontier
In effect
Oct 28, 3:41 AM CDT
Until
Oct 28, 11:00 AM CDT
Issued by
NWS North Platte NE
Full text

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

What to do: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Around the NWS LBF forecast area

1 active alert covers zones served by the LBF office near North Platte:

  • Dense Fog Advisory

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Nebraska has 6 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for North Platte (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM50°FWidespread Fog6%SE 5 mph
Wed 7 AM50°FWidespread Fog4% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FAreas Of Fog3% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM51°FAreas Of Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM52°FAreas Of Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM54°FPatchy Fog0%W 5 mph
Wed 12 PM58°FPartly Sunny0%W 5 mph
Wed 1 PM63°FSunny0%WNW 10 mph
Wed 2 PM66°FSunny0%WNW 10 mph
Wed 3 PM68°FSunny0%NW 10 mph
Wed 4 PM70°FSunny0%NW 10 mph
Wed 5 PM69°FSunny0%NNW 10 mph
Wed 6 PM66°FClear0%NNW 5 mph
Wed 7 PM61°FClear0%N 5 mph
Wed 8 PM54°FClear0%NNE 5 mph
Wed 9 PM51°FPartly Cloudy0%ENE 5 mph
Wed 10 PM48°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Wed 11 PM46°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Thu 12 AM45°FPartly Cloudy0%E 5 mph
Thu 1 AM43°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM43°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM41°FMostly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM41°FPartly Cloudy0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM39°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in North Platte can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 45°F

Widespread fog. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 71°F·Low 37°F

Widespread fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 45°F

Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 64°F·Low 48°F

Cloudy, with a high near 64.

Friday Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

High 63°F·Low 45°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday

High 63°F·Low 47°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Sunday Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday

High 58°F·Low 39°F

Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday

High 55°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
North Platte is served by the National Weather Service LBF forecast office, forecast zone NEZ059, county zone NEC111.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for North Platte (41.1250, -100.7504), in Lincoln County. Population: 22,549 (2024 estimate), number 11 of the 11 Nebraska cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KLNX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.125,-100.7504 (forecast issued Oct 28, 3:48 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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