Weather Alerts For Lakeside, NE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service North Platte NE 1059 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR- Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-Frenchman Basin- 1059 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 /959 AM MDT Mon Mar 9 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, NEAR RECORD WARMTH, AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin. * TIMING...11 AM CDT/ 10 AM MDT to 8 PM CDT/ 7 PM MDT Monday * WINDS...West to southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the middle to upper 70s. * LIGHTNING...None expected. * IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread rapidly and become difficult to control. 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. &&

Pollen Index: 8 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Cedar/Juniper and Maple The quantity of pollen grains in the air for Monday will be higher than they were today in the high range. Since the weather has a major influence on pollen dispersal, this increase is due in part to rising temperatures, strong winds and lower relative humidity.