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

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

NEZ057-042200-
Lake McConaughy-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 49.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to west 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 32. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-042200-
Calamus Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of light
freezing drizzle in the morning. Highs around 42. Waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to west 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 25. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph. Sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 33. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-042200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
51. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to west 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 28. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 20 mph. Sunny. Highs around 65.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 31. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-042200-
Lake Maloney-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 12 to 14 mph decreasing to 8 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 49. Waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to west 12 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 28. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 64.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 32. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-042200-
Enders Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 53. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to west 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 28. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 14 mph decreasing to 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Sunny. Highs around
67. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Clear. Lows around 31.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-042200-
Merritt Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 49. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to west 12 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 64. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 32. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-042200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

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

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
52. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to west 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 25. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 10 to 12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 33.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-042200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. A slight chance of light snow in the morning. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 50. Waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the west 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 66.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Clear. Lows around
32. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-042200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
507 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 48. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to west 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 26. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 65.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters a light chop.

$$

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