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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
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

NEZ057-170900-
Lake McConaughy-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
66. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters
a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 65. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast
8 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-170900-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Clear. Lows around 67.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the south 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
66. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around
65. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the east
8 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Lake Maloney-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
66. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 65. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to east 8 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-170900-
Enders Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
64. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 93.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph becoming south 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 95.
Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-170900-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Clear. Lows around 68.
Waters a moderate chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 98. Waters
a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
4 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 67. Waters
a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 97.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-170900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
67. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to southeast around
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. 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 67. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to east 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-170900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
68. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. 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 68. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...East winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 96.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-170900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Clear. Lows around 66.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 66. Waters a light chop.
.SATURDAY...North winds around 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

&&

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