Kansas, Nebraska Fire Weather Watch | Effective 04/12/2026 09:43

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued April 12 at 11:43AM CDT until April 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 12, 2026 - 9:43am
Expires: 
April 12, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * WINDS...Out of the west to west-southwest, sustained between 15-20 MPH and gusting as high as 30MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12-20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Merrick; Polk; Hall; Hamilton; York; Kearney; Adams; Clay; Fillmore; Franklin; Webster; Nuckolls; Thayer
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov