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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
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

NEZ057-221000-
Lake McConaughy-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-221000-
Calamus Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. Lows around 34. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 59.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around
29. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 59. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 28. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Lake Maloney-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...West winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 30. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-221000-
Enders Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
33. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 2 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 27. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight chance
of light rain in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 57. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-221000-
Merritt Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 36. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 57.
Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the
south 6 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 31.
Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-221000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 34.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 28. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 58.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-221000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

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

.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 32.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 61.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 28. Waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 4 mph increasing to 6 to 10 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters smooth
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-221000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
316 PM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 59.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds around 4 mph shifting to the
southeast after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 29. Waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny in the morning then
becoming partly sunny. Highs around 58. Waters a light chop.

$$

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