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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
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

NEZ057-022200-
Lake McConaughy-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 47. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of light snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 24. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
32. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to south
6 to 12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 17. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-022200-
Calamus Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...South winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to west 8 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 41. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of light snow after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 18.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 12 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 27. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
south after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 above. Waters
a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-022200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 47.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 22. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
32. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 13. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-022200-
Lake Maloney-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 47.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the north
10 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 22.
Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
31. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the south
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ069-022200-
Enders Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the west around
6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 48. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 22. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of light snow in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 34. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
around 14. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-022200-
Merritt Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 42.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the north
12 to 14 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of light
snow. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 17.
Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 12 to 14 mph decreasing to 8 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
26. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to south
6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 10 above.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ071-022200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 48. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to north 8 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 23. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 34. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the south
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-022200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

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

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
48. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to north 8 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 21. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 33. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 9 above.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ059-022200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
936 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 47.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to north 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 22. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
31. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 9 above.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.

$$

&&

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