National Weather Service - Weather Forecast Office - North Platte, NE - Recreation Forecast

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

NEZ057-031000-
Lake McConaughy-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense
fog. A chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 32. Waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog in the morning. A
chance of light snow in the morning. A chance of light rain. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 52. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 33.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southwest 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 62. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-031000-
Calamus Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 4 mph. Cloudy. Areas of dense
fog. A slight chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 32. Waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the northeast
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. Areas of dense fog in the morning. A slight chance
of light rain. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 51. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph decreasing to around
2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
rain. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 32.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around
60. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-031000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Areas
of dense fog. A slight chance of light rain. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog in
the morning. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a
chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 55. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light rain in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 32. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-031000-
Lake Maloney-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Areas of dense fog.
A slight chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog in
the morning. A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a
chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 55. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
south around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light rain in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 33. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-031000-
Enders Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Areas of
dense fog. Lows around 32. Waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Widespread
dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of light rain in the
morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance
of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 56. Waters a light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph becoming northwest
around 2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
rain in the evening, then a slight chance of light rain after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 32.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 65.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-031000-
Merritt Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 56. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the south
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 65.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-031000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Areas of dense fog.
Lows around 33. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Areas of dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
55. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
southeast around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light rain in the evening, then a slight chance of light rain
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 32. Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 64. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-031000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 4 mph. Cloudy. Areas of dense fog.
Lows around 32. Waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Areas of dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
light rain in the morning, then a chance of light rain in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
54. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the west
around 2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light
rain in the evening, then a slight chance of light rain after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 32.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 63. Waters smooth to a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-031000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
232 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 6 mph. Cloudy. Areas of dense
fog. A slight chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy in the morning
then becoming partly sunny. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
A slight chance of light rain in the morning, then a chance of
light rain in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 56. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
south around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
light rain in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 32. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

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