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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
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

NEZ057-200900-
Lake McConaughy-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
34. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 61. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 35. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southwest 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
73. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-200900-
Calamus Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
33. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 56. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 31. Waters
a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 75. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-200900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 33. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the northeast
in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing.
Highs around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southwest 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 76. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-200900-
Lake Maloney-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 34. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the northeast
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 62. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 34. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southwest 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 77. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-200900-
Enders Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the north 6 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west
around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 34. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 78. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-200900-
Merritt Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 34. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 64.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 75. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-200900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 34. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 33. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southwest 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 80. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-200900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 35. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 62. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southwest 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 81. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-200900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
558 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters a
light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northeast
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 34. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southwest 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 78. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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