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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
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

NEZ057-290900-
Lake McConaughy-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 66. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Highs around 82. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 12 to 18 mph becoming northeast 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Thunderstorms likely in the evening, then
showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 64. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph increasing to east
14 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-290900-
Calamus Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 8 mph shifting to the northeast
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy after midnight then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 66. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
84. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 14 mph decreasing to
around 10 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the
morning. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Highs around 74. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy after midnight
then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 66. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to east 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs
around 90. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Thunderstorms
likely in the evening, then showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 79. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Lake Maloney-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
66. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to east 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs
around 90. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 12 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Highs around 77. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-290900-
Enders Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 8 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 65. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs
around 97. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 8 to
10 mph after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows
around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 83. Waters a
moderate chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-290900-
Merritt Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Cloudy. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs
around 81. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the
northeast 8 to 10 mph after midnight. Showers likely in the
evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 75. Waters a moderate
chop.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 68. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around
98. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely after midnight. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 84. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 68. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
97. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 66. Waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 82. Waters a
moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1213 AM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
66. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
90. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Highs around 77. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

&&

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