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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

NEZ057-160900-
Lake McConaughy-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 54. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 77. Waters a moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 78. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-160900-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 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. Highs around 71.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 58. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-160900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 55. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the south
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 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 40 percent. Highs around 82. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-160900-
Lake Maloney-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 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. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 75. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 16 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
82. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-160900-
Enders Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast 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 with higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in
the morning then clearing. Highs around 79. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 60. 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. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 87. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-160900-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 50. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph shifting to the south
14 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy
in the morning then clearing. Highs around 78. Waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to
8 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.
.THURSDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around
77. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-160900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Lows around 55.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 75. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
east 6 to 8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to southeast 16 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
87. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-160900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 56.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the south
8 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy in the morning then becoming
partly sunny. Highs around 73. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. A slight chance of showers in the morning. The chance
of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 86. Waters a moderate
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-160900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 54. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 73. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy in
the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.THURSDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
16 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.
A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs
around 82. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

&&

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