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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Through This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms which can bring large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be possible over parts of the central U.S. through this weekend. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall moving from Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this weekend may produce areas of flooding. 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
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

NEZ057-070900-
Lake McConaughy-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 60. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph becoming east 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 61. Waters choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph shifting to the east 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 82. Waters a
moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-070900-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
62. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 83.
Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph becoming south 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 61. Waters choppy becoming a light chop
after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 86. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-070900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
60. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 91. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 61. Waters choppy becoming a moderate
chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
89. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-070900-
Lake Maloney-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
60. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 14 to 18 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 90. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 16 mph decreasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly clear. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 90. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-070900-
Enders Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
58. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph and gusty decreasing
to 6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 61. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 92. Waters a
light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-070900-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THE REST OF TONIGHT AND
TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 18 to 22 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
62. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 18 to 24 mph increasing to 22 to 24 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 91. Waters rough.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 20 mph becoming northwest 12 to
16 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60. Waters choppy becoming
a moderate chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 12 to 18 mph becoming northeast around
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-070900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 59. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 92. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
93. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-070900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 61. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 90. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 93. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-070900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
60. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 90. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph and gusty decreasing
to 6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62.
Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the east 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
91. Waters a light chop.

$$

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