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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. 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
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

NEZ057-012200-
Lake McConaughy-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest
10 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 35. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 19.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 45.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
north 8 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 25.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-012200-
Calamus Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
29. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 12.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 40. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of light snow after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 19. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-012200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 34. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Clear in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 47.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 23. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-012200-
Lake Maloney-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing.
Highs around 33. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Clear in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 46.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the north
8 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 23. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ069-012200-
Enders Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northwest 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 37. Waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 17.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 49.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the north
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-012200-
Merritt Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 33. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around 17.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 8 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 43.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
snow in the evening, then a chance of light snow after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 16. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-012200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. A
slight chance of light snow in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 34. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 14.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 48.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to north
6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-012200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

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

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west 6 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. A
chance of light snow in the morning. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 33. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
10 above. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
48. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the north 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-012200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1242 PM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 32. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Clear in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 13. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 46.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the north
6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 22. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

&&

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