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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
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

NEZ057-201000-
Lake McConaughy-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
33. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of light rain in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
52. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance of
light rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 38. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance of light
rain. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 48.
Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-201000-
Calamus Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy
fog. Lows around 30. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 52. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 32. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of light rain. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Highs around 48. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-201000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 54.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance
of light rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 35. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 6 to 8 mph. Cloudy. A chance of light rain.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 49. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-201000-
Lake Maloney-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 54.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance
of light rain in the evening, then light rain likely after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 35.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance of light
rain. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 48.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-201000-
Enders Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
31. Waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. A chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 55. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Rain. The chance
of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 36. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 6 to 8 mph. Cloudy. Rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance
of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 48. Waters smooth to a
light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-201000-
Merritt Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 34. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 52. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny. A slight
chance of light rain in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 53. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-201000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
32. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to east 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of light
rain in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Highs around 55. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Rain. The chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 37. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the north 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Rain likely in the morning, then
a chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 48. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-201000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

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

.OVERNIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Lows around 32. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 55.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 mph. Rain likely. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 36. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. Rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of light rain in the afternoon. The chance
of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 49. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-201000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1231 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 31. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 54. Waters a
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance
of light rain in the evening, then light rain likely after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 35.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Cloudy. A chance of light
rain. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 49.
Waters a light chop.

$$

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