Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

NEZ057-160900-
Lake McConaughy-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 54. Waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the south
12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy
in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 76.
Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in
the morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Highs around 78. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-160900-
Calamus Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 54.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Highs around 72. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 78. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-160900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 55. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 77. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 83. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-160900-
Lake Maloney-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
54. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the south
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 75.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Showers likely after midnight. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny.
A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 84. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-160900-
Enders Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 54. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south
12 to 14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in
the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 79. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 87. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-160900-
Merritt Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows around 51. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Partly sunny. Highs around 79. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 58.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to east around
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Showers likely in the
morning, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around
76. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-160900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

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

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming
mostly sunny. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 63.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 16 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 88. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-160900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

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

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

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 56.
Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 74. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a
light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
east 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 86. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy
in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-160900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
846 PM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 54. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the south
8 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 74. Waters smooth to a light
chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy in
the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Showers likely after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 61.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 83. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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