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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

NEZ057-210900-
Lake McConaughy-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
65. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 82. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-210900-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...West winds around 4 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 63. Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 83. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph shifting to the east
around 4 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 62.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
80. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-210900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-210900-
Lake Maloney-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
64. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to around 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 92. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 87. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-210900-
Enders Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 95. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming east 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop becoming smooth
to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-210900-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 4 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
62. Waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 88. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ071-210900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
64. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
97. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows
around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-210900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 64.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
95. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming smooth to a light
chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-210900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86. Waters a
light chop.

$$

&&

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