National Weather Service - Weather Forecast Office - North Platte, NE - Recreation Forecast

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

NEZ057-280900-
Lake McConaughy-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce
damaging winds and large hail in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around
90. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the
southwest 6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 68. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-280900-
Calamus Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Scattered
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to 24 mph
with gusts to near 40 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around
87. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 22 mph with gusts to near
35 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 71. Waters
choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-280900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph and gusty. Mostly cloudy
in the evening then clearing. Scattered thunderstorms in the
evening. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and large
hail in the evening. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 68. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 100.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-280900-
Lake Maloney-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph and gusty. Partly cloudy.
Numerous thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered thunderstorms
after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and
large hail in the evening. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to
16 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 69. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 99.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-280900-
Enders Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph and gusty. Mostly clear.
Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters
a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 16 mph becoming southwest 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 100.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-280900-
Merritt Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy. Numerous
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe
with damaging winds and large hail. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 63. Waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 16 to 22 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 93. Waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph becoming southwest 8 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 68. Waters choppy becoming
a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 96.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-280900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

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

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Scattered
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
around 64. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph decreasing to 10 to 16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy
in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 71. Waters choppy becoming a moderate
chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 102.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-280900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

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

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms in the evening.
Scattered thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to south 20 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around
95. Waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows around 72. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 8 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 100.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-280900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
751 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 633 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Numerous thunderstorms in the evening.
Scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may
produce damaging winds and large hail in the evening. The chance
of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters
a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 97.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

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