Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

NEZ057-262100-
Lake McConaughy-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 80. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows around 55. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.SUNDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 76. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 60. Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ027-038-262100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in
the morning. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the north
around 2 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows around 58. Waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to east around
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 73. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-262100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest
4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 81. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Clear in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows
around 54. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy dense fog in
the morning. Highs around 78. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-262100-
Lake Maloney-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 4 to 6 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 81. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph. Clear in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 55. Waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog in the
morning. Highs around 78. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
a light chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-262100-
Enders Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 85. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light
chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
53. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 82.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 58. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-262100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 78. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 6 mph becoming south around 2 mph
after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 53. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 75. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 58. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-262100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 81. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Clear in the evening
then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to east 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 78. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 60. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-262100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest around
4 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 79. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming smooth in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the north after
midnight. Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around
58. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to east 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 76. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light
chop in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 60. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-262100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1207 PM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 79. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 2 mph shifting to the northeast
after midnight. Clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog. Lows around 55. Waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Patchy dense fog
in the morning. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 58. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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