Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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773 SXUS43 KLBF 111831 RECLBF 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.