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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
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

NEZ057-090900-
Lake McConaughy-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 45.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast around
6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 79. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around
47. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 81. Waters a light
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-090900-
Calamus Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 2 mph. Clear. Lows around 46.
Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 83.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 4 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 48. Waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to south 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-090900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Clear. Lows around 43.
Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 82. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the
southwest 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around
45. Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-090900-
Lake Maloney-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 44.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 82.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
47. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ069-090900-
Enders Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 44.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 82. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 46. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-090900-
Merritt Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 48. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 84. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
49. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-090900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 4 mph. Clear. Lows around 45.
Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest around
4 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming smooth in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 4 mph shifting to the west
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 47. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to south 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 85. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-090900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 4 mph. Clear. Lows around 45.
Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 4 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 4 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 47. Waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 85. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-090900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
257 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Clear. Lows around 44.
Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 48. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...West winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to south 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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