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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern US. Severe storms are expected in parts of the Great Plains and Ozarks today. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

 

Recreation Forecasts available for:
  • Lake McConaughy
  • Calamus Reservoir
  • Sutherland Reservoir
  • Lake Maloney
  • Enders Reservoir
  • Merritt Reservoir
  • Red Willow Reservoir
  • Medicine Creek Reservoir
  • Jeffrey Reservoir

 

Current Lake Forecasts in Western and North Central Nebraska

 


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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

NEZ057-062100-
Lake McConaughy-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 86.
Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 18 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to east 14 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 18 mph becoming southeast 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 65. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

NEZ027-038-062100-
Calamus Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph with
gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 85.
Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 16 mph shifting to the northeast
12 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs around 90. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph becoming south 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to east 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Lake Maloney-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs around 89. Waters a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 14 mph and gusty becoming south
6 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters
a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east around
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
in the evening. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ069-062100-
Enders Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 14 to 16 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop becoming
a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph becoming south 2 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 61. Waters a moderate
chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east around
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters a
light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-062100-
Merritt Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 92. Waters choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph becoming southwest 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 61. Waters choppy becoming a light chop
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph shifting to the east 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Sunny. Highs around
89. Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph and gusty. Mostly
clear. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-062100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 91. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the southeast
6 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters
a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-062100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 16 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 90. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 16 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters smooth to a light
chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 12 mph becoming southeast 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 65. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-062100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
551 AM CDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph with
higher gusts in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 86. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph becoming south 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the east 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 63. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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