Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

NEZ057-112100-
Lake McConaughy-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the southeast
2 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 92.
Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 68. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 86. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph. 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 80 percent. Lows around 64.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-112100-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 4 mph increasing to east 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 88. Waters smooth becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 68. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 85. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to
20 mph in the evening. Cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the
evening, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 65.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-112100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast
4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 98. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 66.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Cloudy. Showers
and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate
chop.

$$

XXZ059-112100-
Lake Maloney-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the east 4 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
Highs around 97. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 66. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to around 14 mph
with higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around
91. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Showers in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows
around 64. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-112100-
Enders Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the east 4 to 6 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 98. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the northeast
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 65. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 94. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to
8 to 10 mph after midnight. 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 80 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-112100-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Patchy fog
in the morning. Highs around 92. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph after
midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to east 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 88. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 16 mph becoming northeast
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Cloudy. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall
possible in the evening. The chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Lows around 60. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop
after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-112100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

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

.TODAY...West winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast 2 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 100. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the north 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 67. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to east 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Lows around 65. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-112100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

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

.TODAY...Southwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast
4 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 99. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the north 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 68. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to east 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 95. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 14 mph and gusty. Mostly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Lows around 66. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-112100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 66.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Cloudy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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