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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
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

NEZ057-131000-
Lake McConaughy-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 3 below.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 31.
Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 43. Waters a
light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-131000-
Calamus Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 13 below.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 25. Waters a
moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to
20 mph after midnight. Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 9 above. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 20 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 35.
Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-131000-
Sutherland Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 8 below.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 30.
Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 13. Waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 43. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-131000-
Lake Maloney-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 8 below.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 30.
Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to 16 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 16 mph becoming southwest 6 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 42. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-131000-
Enders Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 5 below.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the south
12 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 34. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 15. Waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the west 6 to 8 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 48. Waters a light
chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-131000-
Merritt Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 10 below.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 33.
Waters a moderate chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 16 to
18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in
the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 14. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph shifting to the west 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 46. Waters
choppy becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-131000-
Red Willow Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 9 below.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to south 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 32. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Waters a
moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around
48. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-131000-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

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

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 12 below.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 31. Waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 above. Waters
a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts. Partly
sunny. Highs around 47. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-131000-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
844 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 11 below. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 30. Waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to
18 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 43. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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