National Weather Service - Weather Forecast Office - North Platte, NE - Recreation Forecast

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

NEZ057-062100-
Lake McConaughy-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 86.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 6 mph shifting to the north 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 55. Waters smooth to a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 78. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 53. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-062100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 53. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 77.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 50. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the north in
the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 89.
Waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the north 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 53. Waters smooth
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 81. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 51. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Lake Maloney-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast
4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the north 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 53. Waters smooth
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 80. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 50. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-062100-
Enders Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the north 4 to
6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the northwest
around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 54. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 52. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-062100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph. Sunny. Highs around 86.
Waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph. Clear. Lows around 49.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the north
6 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 79. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 47. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-062100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast
4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters
smooth becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the northwest 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 56. Waters smooth
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east around
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 82. Waters a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 53. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-062100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

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

.TODAY...West winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 4 mph shifting to the north 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 57. Waters smooth
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 81. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 53. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1017 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Northwest winds around 4 mph shifting to the northeast
in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around
89. Waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph shifting to the northwest
around 6 mph after midnight. Clear. Lows around 54. Waters smooth
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east around
6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 80. Waters smooth to
a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 51. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

&&

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