Weather Alerts For Oshkosh, NE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 308 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 208 AM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR RECORD HEAT, LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WEST AFTERNOON WINDS, AND A SHARP FRONT WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS LATE FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire Weather Watch for record heat, critically low humidity, gusty west afternoon winds, and increasing north winds behind a sharp front late, which is in effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning in effect Thursday 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT. Fire Weather Watch in effect Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph Thursday. West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph Saturday afternoon, increasing up to 45 mph out of the north late behind a passing front. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent both Thursday and Saturday. * TEMPERATURES...Low to middle 80s Thursday, upper 80s to lower 90s Saturday. * LIGHTNING...None expected either day. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A sharp frontal boundary will arrive from the north late in the day Saturday, producing an abrupt wind shift and gusts up to 45 mph during the evening and overnight hours. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 308 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- 208 AM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR RECORD HEAT, LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WEST AFTERNOON WINDS, AND A SHARP FRONT WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS LATE FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Fire Weather Watch for record heat, critically low humidity, gusty west afternoon winds, and increasing north winds behind a sharp front late, which is in effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR. * TIMING...Red Flag Warning in effect Thursday 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT. Fire Weather Watch in effect Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph Thursday. West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph Saturday afternoon, increasing up to 45 mph out of the north late behind a passing front. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent both Thursday and Saturday. * TEMPERATURES...Low to middle 80s Thursday, upper 80s to lower 90s Saturday. * LIGHTNING...None expected either day. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and will be difficult to control. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A sharp frontal boundary will arrive from the north late in the day Saturday, producing an abrupt wind shift and gusts up to 45 mph during the evening and overnight hours. 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&

Pollen Index: 8.3 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Cedar/Juniper and Poplar/Cottonwood The quantity of pollen grains in the air for Thursday will remain relatively stable in the high range. No change doesn't mean no pollen, it just means that pollen producing plants are delivering pollen at a steady pace.