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Another Round of Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast

Another round of heavy rainfall will renew concerns for additional flash flooding and landslides in southern California around burn scars and coastal mountain ranges. A low pressure system is bringing enhanced snowfall downwind from the lower Great Lakes into the Northeast mountain ranges. Above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures across the southern Plains. 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
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

NEZ057-212200-
Lake McConaughy-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in
the afternoon. Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
light rain. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
49. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. Lows around 32. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 57.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-212200-
Calamus Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northwest around
6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 48. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 34. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 60. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 30.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-212200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Highs around 48. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light
chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 59.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 28. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ059-212200-
Lake Maloney-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning.
A chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Highs around 46. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light
chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 8 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 29. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ069-212200-
Enders Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Patchy fog. Rain in the
morning. Light rain likely in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 44. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 29. Waters smooth.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-212200-
Merritt Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 54. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 35. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 4 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 60. Waters a light
chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 32. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-212200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph. Patchy fog. Rain in the
morning. Light rain likely in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 46. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 33.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 59.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 29. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ071-212200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the north 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Rain in the morning. A
chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 46. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 34.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 29. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ059-212200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
316 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph. Cloudy. Patchy fog in the
morning. A chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Highs around 46. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 29. Waters smooth.

$$

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