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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
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

NEZ057-182100-
Lake McConaughy-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 67. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 70. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-182100-
Calamus Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph increasing to east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 94. Waters smooth becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 69. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around
95. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 73. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-182100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...North winds around 8 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 67. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 98. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-182100-
Lake Maloney-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...North winds around 8 mph shifting to the east around
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 70. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-182100-
Enders Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
65. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph becoming south 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-182100-
Merritt Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to east 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
69. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Sunny. Highs around 101.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph shifting to the
southwest 10 to 16 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly
clear. Lows around 72. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-182100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 8 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east around 4 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 8 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph becoming south 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-182100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

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

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the east 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph becoming south 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 72. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-182100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
68. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to a light
chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 70. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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