Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

NEZ057-300900-
Lake McConaughy-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to northeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 68. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 56. Waters smooth
to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts.
Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Highs around 66. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-300900-
Calamus Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Widespread dense fog. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Cloudy. Widespread dense
fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 68. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth
to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 12 to 20 mph. Partly sunny. Highs
around 64. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-300900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy
dense fog. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to around
10 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 67. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 56. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 14 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 66. Waters a
moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-300900-
Lake Maloney-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Widespread
dense fog. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog in
the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light
chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph increasing to
10 to 16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs around 64. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-300900-
Enders Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 66. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to
12 to 18 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 14 to 18 mph shifting to the northeast
10 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the
morning. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 67.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-300900-
Merritt Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds around 4 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 52. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the
northeast 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs
around 75. Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the north
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 53. Waters
smooth becoming a light chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-300900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Widespread dense fog. Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Widespread dense fog in the
morning. Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around
63. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 18 to 20 mph increasing to
18 to 24 mph after midnight. Showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall.
The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 57. Waters
choppy becoming rough after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 24 mph decreasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 64. Waters rough
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-300900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Widespread
dense fog. A slight chance of showers. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
Showers likely in the morning, then showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
80 percent. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop becoming choppy
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 18 to 20 mph increasing to
18 to 24 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows
around 58. Waters choppy becoming rough after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 18 to 24 mph decreasing to 14 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Cloudy in the
morning then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 63. Waters rough
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-300900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
221 AM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.OVERNIGHT...North winds around 4 mph. Cloudy. Widespread dense
fog. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog in the
morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs
around 64. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 12 mph increasing to
10 to 16 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
around 55. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
63. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

&&

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