Station Name: Platte River near Overton, Nebr.
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 2,310 feet

Nearest Address:
Road 444
Overton, NE
Dawson County

GPS Coordinates: 40.6825, -99.5405556

Nearby Water Temperatures

Red Flag Warning issued March 24 at 11:21PM CDT until March 25 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Effective: Tue March 24, 2026, 11:21 PM
Expires: Wed March 25, 2026, 2:00 PM

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CDT Wednesday. * WINDS...Northwest with sustained speeds near 15 to 20 mph and gusts near 25 to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent. Relative humidity values will be slow to recover during the evening hours, increasing only to around 30 to 40 percent by midnight. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

Red Flag Warning issued March 25 at 6:17AM CDT until March 25 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Effective: Wed March 25, 2026, 6:17 AM
Expires: Wed March 25, 2026, 8:00 PM

* WINDS...Northwest with sustained speeds near 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to 25 to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low 10 to 20 percent, with the lowest values expected to be west of Highway 281. Relative humidity values will be slow to recover during the evening hours, improving only to around 30 to 40 percent by midnight. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

Red Flag Warning issued March 25 at 12:37PM CDT until March 25 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Effective: Wed March 25, 2026, 12:37 PM
Expires: Wed March 25, 2026, 8:00 PM

* 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.

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.

Red Flag Warning issued March 25 at 2:03AM CDT until March 26 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Effective: Wed March 25, 2026, 2:03 AM
Expires: Wed March 25, 2026, 9:00 PM

...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.

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.