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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

NEZ057-210900-
Lake McConaughy-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 82. Waters a moderate
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-210900-
Calamus Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Scattered thunderstorms in
the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 85. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
northeast 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 80.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-210900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 64.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to around 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 94. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the east
6 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-210900-
Lake Maloney-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 64.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph becoming east around
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a
moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-210900-
Enders Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-210900-
Merritt Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast after
midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 91.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 61. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-210900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
65. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
97. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph becoming east 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 90. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-210900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 95. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph becoming east 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 63.
Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph
with higher gusts in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-210900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
501 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 64.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 92. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around
61. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 85. Waters a light
chop.

$$

&&

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