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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
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NEZ057-100900-
Lake McConaughy-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 475 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph becoming southwest around 4 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 61.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 4 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-100900-
Calamus Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 63. Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 83.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph
with higher gusts in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-100900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely
in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 85. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 90. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-100900-
Lake Maloney-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast around 4 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 85. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-100900-
Enders Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 475 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph becoming northwest around
4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing.
Highs around 87. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light
chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around
91. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-100900-
Merritt Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph becoming southwest 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 88.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts. Sunny.
Highs around 92. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-100900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph becoming north 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-100900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph becoming northeast 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 85. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 63. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-100900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
446 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 84. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast around
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. 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.