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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
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

NEZ057-221000-
Lake McConaughy-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to northwest 14 to
24 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Waters
choppy becoming rough after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to
26 to 34 mph with gusts to near 45 mph in the afternoon. Mostly
sunny. Highs around 34. Waters very rough becoming extremely
rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph
decreasing to 12 to 18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 17. Waters rough becoming choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 29. Waters rough.

$$

NEZ027-038-221000-
Calamus Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
light snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation
10 percent. Lows around 19. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 18 to 28 mph increasing to
24 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
light snow and snow showers. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 33. Waters very rough.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 18 to 20 mph decreasing to
12 to 18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12.
Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 23. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 18.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 22 mph increasing to
20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 36.
Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to
10 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 13.
Waters choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 18 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 28. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Lake Maloney-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 12 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
19. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 24 mph increasing to
22 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 37.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 16 to 18 mph decreasing to
12 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 14.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 28. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ069-221000-
Enders Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to northwest 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 16 to 24 mph increasing to
24 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 38.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 20 mph decreasing to
12 to 14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 14. Waters choppy becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to 12 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 32. Waters
choppy.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-221000-
Merritt Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of light snow after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 19.
Waters a light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 24 mph increasing to
22 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of
light snow in the morning. A slight chance of snow showers. A
chance of light snow in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 30. Waters rough.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 20 mph decreasing to
14 to 16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
snow. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 11.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 8 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 24. Waters
choppy.

$$

XXZ071-221000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 8 to 10 mph increasing to northwest 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 24 mph increasing to
22 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 39.
Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to
10 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 14. Waters choppy becoming a
moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 32. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ071-221000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

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

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to northwest 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to
24 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 39. Waters
choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy.
Lows around 13. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 31. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1013 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 19.
Waters a light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Northwest winds 14 to 22 mph increasing to
20 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 37.
Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph. Mostly cloudy in
the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 14. Waters
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 29. Waters choppy.

$$

&&

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