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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
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

NEZ057-221000-
Lake McConaughy-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to west 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 28. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 18 mph shifting to the northwest 12 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters
choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph decreasing to around
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 29. Waters a light chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 52. Waters smooth to a
light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-221000-
Calamus Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 21.
Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest
12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 53.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 26. Waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 49.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 24. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 26. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds around 4 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 52. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Lake Maloney-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 24. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 27. Waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 52. Waters smooth to a
light chop.

$$

XXZ069-221000-
Enders Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west around
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 24. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 28. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds around 4 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-221000-
Merritt Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 28. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the west
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 25. Waters
a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 51.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-221000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 22. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to northwest 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 65. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 28. Waters a light chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds around 4 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 54. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-221000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 21. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to northwest 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 28. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the south in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 53. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
958 PM CST Sat Dec 21 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
6 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 64. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 26. Waters a light chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 53. Waters smooth to
a light chop.

$$

&&

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