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Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern California and Heavy Snow to the Sierra Nevadas

A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. Read More >

 

Recreation Forecasts available for:
  • Lake McConaughy
  • Calamus Reservoir
  • Sutherland Reservoir
  • Lake Maloney
  • Enders Reservoir
  • Merritt Reservoir
  • Red Willow Reservoir
  • Medicine Creek Reservoir
  • Jeffrey Reservoir

 

Current Lake Forecasts in Western and North Central Nebraska

 


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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

NEZ057-242200-
Lake McConaughy-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
39. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 64. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 36. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-242200-
Calamus Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

.TODAY...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters
smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 55.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the
west after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 36. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-242200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 35. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-242200-
Lake Maloney-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...West winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to 6 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 69. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 62. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 36. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-242200-
Enders Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 2 to 8 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 72. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 2 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 33. Waters smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 34. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-242200-
Merritt Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 70. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 38. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 68. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 41. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-242200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 2 to 8 mph. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 70. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 2 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
32. Waters smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...North winds around 4 mph shifting to the
southwest 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around
63. Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 36. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-242200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 67. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 2 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 32. Waters smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the
south 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 57.
Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 34. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-242200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
136 PM CST Wed Dec 24 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
70. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters smooth.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 62. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 36. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.