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Another Round of Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow in California; Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast

Another round of heavy rainfall will renew concerns for additional flash flooding and landslides in southern California around burn scars and coastal mountain ranges. A low pressure system is bringing enhanced snowfall downwind from the lower Great Lakes into the Northeast mountain ranges. Above average temperatures will challenge or break daily record high temperatures across the southern Plains. 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
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

NEZ057-182200-
Lake McConaughy-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph becoming north 4 to 8 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 53. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
36. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 35. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-182200-
Calamus Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph. Cloudy. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 45. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 6 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around
34. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ059-182200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph becoming north 4 to 8 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 52. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
33. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 64. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
north after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-182200-
Lake Maloney-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph becoming north 4 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 52. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
33. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 62. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds around 6 mph shifting to the north
6 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-182200-
Enders Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 16 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs around 57. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth
to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
34. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 66. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the
north 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 32.
Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-182200-
Merritt Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph in the
afternoon. Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 47.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 35. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 66.
Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy.
Lows around 31. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-182200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming north 4 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming
mostly cloudy. Highs around 55. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
34. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
61. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
north 4 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 33.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-182200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

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

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 55. Waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast after
midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
60. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the
north after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-182200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1047 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 51. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
32. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
61. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the north
4 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

&&

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