Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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509 SXUS43 KLBF 291027 RECLBF Recreational Forecast National Weather Service North Platte NE 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 NEZ057-292100- Lake McConaughy- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 70. Waters a light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers likely. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 24 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a moderate chop becoming rough after midnight. $$ NEZ027-038-292100- Calamus Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR... .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 68. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 18 mph after midnight. Cloudy. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a light chop becoming choppy after midnight. $$ XXZ059-292100- Sutherland Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 69. Waters smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers likely. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 64. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight. $$ XXZ059-292100- Lake Maloney- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 68. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Showers. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 22 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 54. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight. $$ XXZ069-292100- Enders Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 71. Waters smooth to a light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 14 to 16 mph shifting to the north 14 to 22 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 54. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight. $$ NEZ094-005-024-292100- Merritt Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR... .TODAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the north 4 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 72. Waters a light chop. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the north around 2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 53. Waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 71. Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to north 8 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight. $$ XXZ071-292100- Red Willow Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 68. Waters a light chop. .TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 60. Waters smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 64. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Northeast winds 18 to 28 mph. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 57. Waters very rough. $$ XXZ071-292100- Medicine Creek Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 68. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 60. Waters smooth to a light chop. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 14 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 57. Waters a moderate chop becoming rough after midnight. $$ XXZ059-292100- Jeffrey Reservoir- 526 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR... ...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 67. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy, showers. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 54. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight. $$ && Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.