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Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. 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
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

NEZ057-270900-
Lake McConaughy-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 66. Waters choppy becoming a moderate
chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest
in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
92. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-270900-
Calamus Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
68. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 14 to 24 mph increasing to 20 to 24 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 91. Waters rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 16 to 20 mph decreasing to 14 to
16 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 69. Waters choppy becoming
a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph. Mostly sunny. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 93. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-270900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy after
midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 69. Waters a
moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
95. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 12 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 66. Waters
choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 98. Waters a
light chop.

$$

XXZ059-270900-
Lake Maloney-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 14 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
69. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 16 to 20 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
94. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 68. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 97. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ069-270900-
Enders Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
68. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 12 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 18 mph decreasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 66. Waters choppy becoming
a light chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the west 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 101. Waters a light
chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-270900-
Merritt Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 14 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to around 18 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 96. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 12 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 67.
Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 12 mph. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 97. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-270900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
69. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny. Highs around 98.
Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph shifting to the
southeast 12 to 16 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 70. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 101.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-270900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

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

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 69. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph decreasing to 12 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 69. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 101.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ059-270900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1242 AM CDT Sat Jul 27 2024

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
69. Waters a moderate chop.
.SATURDAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
93. Waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 68. Waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 97. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

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