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Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. 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 Tue Dec 9 2025

NEZ057-101000-
Lake McConaughy-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...Windy. Northwest winds 24 to 32 mph decreasing to
20 to 28 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 29. Waters very rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming southwest 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 45. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the
west 10 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 36. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 20 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
65. Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ027-038-101000-
Calamus Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...Windy. Northwest winds 26 to 34 mph with gusts to near
45 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around 27. Waters extremely rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 16 to 24 mph decreasing to 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 40. Waters rough becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 27. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 57.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-101000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 22 to 26 mph decreasing to
18 to 22 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 27. Waters rough becoming choppy after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest 6 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 45. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the west
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate
chop.

$$

XXZ059-101000-
Lake Maloney-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 24 mph with gusts to near
35 mph. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows around
27. Waters rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 45. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 31. Waters a
light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
65. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-101000-
Enders Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph
decreasing to 16 to 22 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 28. Waters rough
becoming choppy after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the
southwest 6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 49. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the west
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 33. Waters
a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-101000-
Merritt Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

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

.TONIGHT...Windy. Northwest winds 28 to 34 mph with gusts to near
50 mph decreasing to 20 to 28 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy
in the evening then clearing. Lows around 29. Waters extremely
rough becoming very rough after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 42. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of light rain and light snow in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 30. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts. Partly
sunny. Highs around 62. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-101000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

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

.TONIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 26 mph. Mostly cloudy in
the evening then clearing. Lows around 29. Waters rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 47. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-101000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

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

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 16 to 24 mph decreasing to 18 to
20 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 29. Waters rough becoming choppy after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph becoming west 4 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 48. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 29. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-101000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
316 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 20 to 28 mph. Gusts up to
40 mph in the evening. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
clearing. Lows around 27. Waters very rough.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 12 to 18 mph becoming west 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 46. Waters choppy becoming a
light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the
southwest 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 65. Waters a light
chop.

$$

&&

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