National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Severe Weather and Heavy Rain Along the Central Gulf Coast; Pacific Storm in the Northwest

Showers and thunderstorms pose a risk for a couple of tornadoes, occasional damaging gusts, and some scattered flash flooding along the central Gulf Coast. A Pacific storm system continues to bring gusty winds, lower elevation rain, and hazardous mountain snow to the northwestern 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

 


134
SXUS43 KLBF 020256
RECLBF

Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

NEZ057-020900-
Lake McConaughy-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
29. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph. Sunny. Highs around 75.
Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 35. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 56.
Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-020900-
Calamus Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
29. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the west 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 36. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...North winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 57. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-020900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 27.
Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 75. Waters a
moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-020900-
Lake Maloney-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming clear. Lows around 27. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the northwest
10 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 73. Waters a
moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 33. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast
around 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 58.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-020900-
Enders Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 77. Waters
a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 34. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-020900-
Merritt Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 33. Waters a moderate chop.
.SUNDAY...West winds 12 to 14 mph shifting to the north 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 72. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 34. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-020900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming clear. Lows around 26. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to west 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 75. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 36. Waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. Highs around 60. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-020900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming clear. Lows around 26. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west 6 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 73. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 36. Waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east around
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 62. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-020900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming clear. Lows around 26. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 72. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 34. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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