Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

NEZ057-282100-
Lake McConaughy-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in
the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 75. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
60. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-282100-
Calamus Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. Patchy fog in
the morning. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-282100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 78. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
59. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 79. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-282100-
Lake Maloney-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around
76. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-282100-
Enders Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around
77. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
58. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 80. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 58.
Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-282100-
Merritt Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to 8 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 82. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 80. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west
6 to 8 mph after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 58.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ071-282100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around
78. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 58. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 80. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-282100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 78. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 59. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 80. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-282100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
642 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 76. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph after
midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 58. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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