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A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. 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
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

NEZ057-312200-
Lake McConaughy-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 57.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 27. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs
around 56. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph. Cloudy. Lows
around 33. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-312200-
Calamus Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 52. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
around 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 47. Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 21. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-312200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 59.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 22. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the west
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming
mostly cloudy. Highs around 57. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Lows around 28.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-312200-
Lake Maloney-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 23. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.NEW YEARS DAY...South winds around 10 mph shifting to the west
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 56.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Lows around 28.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-312200-
Enders Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 24. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 58.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 30. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-312200-
Merritt Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 51.
Waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 23. Waters a
light chop.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 51. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 25. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-312200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 21. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.NEW YEARS DAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 55. Waters smooth to a light
chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 28. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-312200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

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

.TODAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60. Waters a
moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the east 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 55. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 26. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-312200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
306 AM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 21. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 54. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Lows around 26.
Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

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