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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
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

NEZ057-152100-
Lake McConaughy-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph becoming west 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 44. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 73.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 50. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-152100-
Calamus Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs
around 70. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Lows around 47. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 76.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 52. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-152100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 70. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west around
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 43. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 76. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 50. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-152100-
Lake Maloney-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 71. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 45. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 76. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 50. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ069-152100-
Enders Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
73. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 44. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 78. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 50. Waters a light
chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-152100-
Merritt Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 45. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 78.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 53. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-152100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around
76. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around
48. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 79. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Clear. Lows around 50.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-152100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

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

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 48. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 79. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Clear. Lows around 50.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-152100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
658 AM CDT Wed May 15 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 72. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Lows around 46. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 77.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 50. Waters a light
chop.

$$

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