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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
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

NEZ057-072100-
Lake McConaughy-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 86.
Waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 18 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters
choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the morning. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
east 4 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 65.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-072100-
Calamus Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 12 to 18 mph shifting to the northeast in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. A chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 91. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 2 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 66. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-072100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to east 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 93. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
64. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 99.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-072100-
Lake Maloney-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around
93. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 98.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the
south 4 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ069-072100-
Enders Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to east 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 94. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 14 mph becoming southeast 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Clear. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Sunny. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 101. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-072100-
Merritt Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northeast 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph and gusty. Mostly clear.
A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 98.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph decreasing to 2 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-072100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 96.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening. Mostly clear. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 102. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph becoming south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 66. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-072100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

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

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

.TODAY...East winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 95.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph after
midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 65. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 102. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph becoming south
4 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 67. Waters
choppy becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-072100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
907 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around
90. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
63. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 96.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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