Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

NEZ057-300900-
Lake McConaughy-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
57. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers 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
10 to 20 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 56. Waters a
light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 14 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 65. Waters choppy becoming
a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-300900-
Calamus Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...South winds around 4 mph shifting to the northwest
around 2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Cloudy. A slight chance
of showers in the morning, then 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 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of showers. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 55. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 16 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast
12 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy.
A slight chance of showers in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 63. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-300900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 67. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 10 mph increasing to
10 to 18 mph after midnight. Cloudy. Showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 55. Waters a light chop
becoming choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 18 mph with gusts to near
30 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny.
A chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 64. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-300900-
Lake Maloney-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Highs around 66. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 18 mph. Cloudy. Showers
likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 55. Waters choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 18 to 20 mph decreasing to 12 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the
morning. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 63.
Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ069-300900-
Enders Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to
14 mph with higher gusts in the afternoon. Cloudy, showers. The
chance of precipitation 90 percent. Highs around 67. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 12 to 16 mph shifting to the
north 14 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms
may produce heavy rainfall. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 54. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 18 to 20 mph becoming northeast 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Cloudy in the
morning then becoming partly sunny. Showers likely in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 66. Waters
choppy.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-300900-
Merritt Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the west
after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming 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 74. Waters smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Cloudy. Lows
around 52. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts.
Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs around 66.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-300900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES THURSDAY AND
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the northeast
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 59. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Showers. The chance of precipitation
90 percent. Highs around 64. Waters a light chop becoming choppy
in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 16 to 18 mph increasing to
18 to 24 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce
heavy rainfall. The chance of precipitation 90 percent. Lows
around 57. Waters choppy becoming rough after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Northeast winds 22 to 26 mph decreasing to
14 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy.
Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 63. Waters rough
becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-300900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

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

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

.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 60.
Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
14 mph with higher gusts 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 light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 14 to 16 mph increasing to
16 to 24 mph after midnight. Showers in the evening. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after midnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. The chance of
precipitation 90 percent. Lows around 58. Waters a moderate chop
becoming rough after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 24 mph decreasing to 14 to
22 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Cloudy. Showers
likely in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy
rainfall. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Highs around
62. Waters rough becoming choppy in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-300900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
331 PM CDT Tue Sep 29 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the north
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 57. Waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Highs around 64. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to
10 to 18 mph after midnight. Showers likely in the evening, then
a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 55.
Waters a light chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy. A
chance of showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 62. Waters choppy.

$$

&&

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