Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

NEZ057-290900-
Lake McConaughy-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph
after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northeast
4 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers likely. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 68. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-290900-
Calamus Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then showers
and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 61. Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 67. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Showers likely. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 59. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Showers likely. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to 12 mph
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to around
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Showers likely. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Lake Maloney-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 61.
Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 8 to 14 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 moderate chop
becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to around
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Showers in the
morning, then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs
around 64. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-290900-
Enders Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 18 mph becoming south 10 to
12 mph after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 61. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Showers likely. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 70. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. The chance
of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to northeast
14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Showers
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs
around 67. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-290900-
Merritt Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 8 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Patchy fog after midnight. The chance of precipitation
90 percent. Lows around 59. Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the north 4 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 70. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Cloudy. A chance
of showers. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around
54. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 70. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 12 to
14 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Lows around 63. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Cloudy. Showers likely. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 69. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. Showers
likely in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows
around 60. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs
around 66. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 14 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 63.
Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Showers likely in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around
69. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Lows around 61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northeast 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs
around 66. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
956 PM CDT Mon Sep 28 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph in
the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers and 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph. Cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. The
chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 58. Waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Highs around 64. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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