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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this week. 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
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

NEZ057-182100-
Lake McConaughy-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
66. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the east
around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 51. Waters
a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 54. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-182100-
Calamus Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 50. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 69. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 52. Waters smooth to a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-182100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
69. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 48. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 76. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 53. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-182100-
Lake Maloney-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
67. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west around
4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 48. Waters smooth
to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight chance
of showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
75. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 53. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-182100-
Enders Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
73. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the south
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 49. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 82. Waters
a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 54. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-182100-
Merritt Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog
in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a moderate
chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 47. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
72. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 49. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-182100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
73. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Waters
a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 81. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the east
4 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 55. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-182100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
73. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
49. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the south 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of showers. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 80. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 56. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-182100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
612 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 68. Waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the west around
4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 48. Waters smooth
to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the south 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 75. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 54. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

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