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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
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

NEZ057-252200-
Lake McConaughy-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west 4 to 8 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 62. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 36.
Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 64. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-252200-
Calamus Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in
the morning. Highs around 52. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 34.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 34. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-252200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
62. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 34.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
66. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 32. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-252200-
Lake Maloney-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 36. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
66. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 33. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-252200-
Enders Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 67. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 33.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 66. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-252200-
Merritt Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 68. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 39.
Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the west 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 35. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ071-252200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

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

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
60. Waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 33.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the south 6 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 67. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 34. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-252200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

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

.TODAY...North winds around 2 mph shifting to the south around
4 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56. Waters
smooth.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 33.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
68. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 33. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-252200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1236 PM CST Thu Dec 25 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 2 to 8 mph. Sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 59. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph after
midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 36. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters
a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 34. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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