Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

NEZ057-290900-
Lake McConaughy-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 70. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers
likely. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 65.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-290900-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Lows
around 61. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 68. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the
northeast 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 58. Waters
smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance
of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 65. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph. Showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows
around 61. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the east around
6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 69. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
slight chance of showers in the evening. A chance of showers
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 57. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy. Showers
likely. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 64.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Lake Maloney-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph. Cloudy. Showers and a
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Lows around 61. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southeast
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 70 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. Cloudy. A chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 57.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Showers. The chance of
precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 63. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-290900-
Enders Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east around
6 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 71. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph. Cloudy. A chance
of showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around
57. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 66. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-290900-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Cloudy. Patchy fog. A
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 59. Waters
choppy.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the north 4 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 72. Waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the
north around 2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 53.
Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 71.
Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 80 percent. Highs around 68. Waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Cloudy. A chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 64. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-290900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 8 to 12 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 light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Cloudy. A chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation near
100 percent. Highs around 65. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-290900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Showers likely and a
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Lows around 61. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. 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 shifting to the
northeast after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance
of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy, showers. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 63. Waters a
light chop.

$$

&&

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