Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

NEZ057-290900-
Lake McConaughy-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
southwest 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 75. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-290900-
Calamus Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 58. Waters a light chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 76. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Showers likely in the
evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a
light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Highs around 72. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the evening
then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly sunny. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
79. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the
southwest around 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly 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 70 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A chance
of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 78. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Lake Maloney-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 59.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of showers in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
77. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely in the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A chance
of showers in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
76. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-290900-
Enders Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 80. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Partly 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 60 percent. Lows around 58.
Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 79. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-290900-
Merritt Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 58. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 80. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the west
around 6 mph after midnight. 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 58. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the north
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs
around 75. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 60. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 80. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph becoming south around
6 mph after midnight. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows
around 59. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 80. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 60.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 80. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 81. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
313 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph after
midnight. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 59. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Lows around 59. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A chance
of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 77. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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