Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

NEZ057-170900-
Lake McConaughy-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy after midnight
then clearing. Lows around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the south
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northeast
8 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 82. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-170900-
Calamus Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy after midnight
then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 61. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 83. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest around
4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening,
then a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 80 percent. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph increasing to east 8 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 79. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
62. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
89. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around
63. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to east 10 to 14 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 88. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Lake Maloney-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy after midnight then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 62. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 88. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ069-170900-
Enders Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
62. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south around
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to northwest
6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-170900-
Merritt Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms after midnight, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 60. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 87. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in
the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to northeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 81. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-170900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-170900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph with
higher gusts in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
93. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1212 AM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 87. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.

$$

&&

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