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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
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

NEZ057-071000-
Lake McConaughy-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 24. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to west 8 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then clearing. A chance
of flurries and a slight chance of light snow in the morning. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 44. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 6 to 8 mph increasing to 6 to 12 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 25. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 52. Waters
choppy.

$$

NEZ027-038-071000-
Calamus Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. Lows around 18.
Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to south 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries. A chance
of light snow in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 29. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 18. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the west 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 48. Waters a
moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-071000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
21. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of flurries. Highs around 41. Waters a light
chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 21. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. Highs around 53. Waters
a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-071000-
Lake Maloney-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
21. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of flurries. Highs around 38. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 20. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 53. Waters
a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-071000-
Enders Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
21. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of flurries in the morning. Highs around 45.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 22. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 55. Waters
a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-071000-
Merritt Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
18. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. A chance of light snow in the morning. A
chance of flurries. A chance of sprinkles and a slight chance of
light snow in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 40. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 24. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts. Sunny. Highs
around 50. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-071000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
20. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of flurries. Highs around 38. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 19. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 55. Waters
a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-071000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
20. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the south
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. A chance of flurries. Highs around 36.
Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 17. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to west 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 55. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-071000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
151 AM CST Sun Dec 7 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
19. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. A chance of flurries. Highs around 36.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 18. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 53. Waters
a moderate chop.

$$

&&

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