Winter Storm Warnings
March 25 2026
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha,
Pawnee, and Richardson Counties.
* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* WINDS...Becoming North/Northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph Thursday afternoon.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 26 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* WINDS...North 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY...
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
this afternoon. North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
on Thursday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent this afternoon, and as
low as 20 percent on Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
* WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
this afternoon.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY...
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
this afternoon. North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
on Thursday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent this afternoon, and as
low as 20 percent on Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY MORNING...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather
Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie
National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire
Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219
Loess Plains.
* TIMING...11 AM CDT Wednesday through 11 AM CDT Thursday.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this
afternoon. A cold front tonight brings an abrupt wind shift, as
winds become northerly at 20 to 25 mph gusting up to 45 mph
overnight.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 20 percent this afternoon.
* TEMPERATURES...Upper 80s to lower 90s.
* LIGHTNING...Isolated dry lightning is possible after sunset
Wednesday across portions of western Nebraska and the
Sandhills. While the threat is low, a few showers may be
robust enough to create sporadic lightning strikes and gusty,
erratic winds.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts may spread rapidly and be difficult
to control.
