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Inclement Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in Southern Texas

A series of cold fronts will continue to bring periods of gusty winds, low elevation rainfall, and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest this week. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding over southern Texas through Monday morning. 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
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

NEZ057-142200-
Lake McConaughy-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 24 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
48. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to
16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 52. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-142200-
Calamus Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...South winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 24 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 46.
Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph shifting to the south
10 to 12 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Lows around 27. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 51. Waters a moderate
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 31. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-142200-
Sutherland Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to 24 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
47. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph
becoming south 10 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 30. Waters choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 50. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph and gusty. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-142200-
Lake Maloney-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY...

.TODAY...South winds 16 to 24 mph shifting to the southeast 20 to
24 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 45. Waters rough.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph
becoming south around 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 29. Waters choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 49. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 31. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-142200-
Enders Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 18 to 22 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 48. Waters
choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 50. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 31. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-142200-
Merritt Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Breezy. South winds 16 to 26 mph increasing to 20 to
24 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 48. Waters rough.
.TONIGHT...South winds 16 to 20 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 18 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph.
Mostly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters rough.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 20 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 34. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ071-142200-
Red Willow Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 16 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to 24 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
47. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph decreasing to 8 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph with
higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 49. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 32. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-142200-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
46. Waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 8 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 31. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-142200-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
521 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 16 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around
45. Waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph and gusty. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 29. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Partly sunny in the morning
then clearing. Highs around 49. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph and gusty. Partly
cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

&&

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