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Showers and Thunderstorms for the East; Cooler Temperatures Return Sunday into Early Week

Showers and thunderstorms will accompany a cold front that will move across the eastern third of the country through Sunday. In the wake of this front, cooler temperatures will follow for most areas east of the Rockies. A wet pattern is expected to unfold across most of Florida this week with a persistent onshore flow and increase rip currents. For Hawaii, a return toward more rain the week ahead. 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
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

NEZ057-052100-
Lake McConaughy-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 34. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 51. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 18 to 22 mph becoming southeast 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows
around 28. Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ027-038-052100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 64. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
rain and light snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 29. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph
in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A slight chance of light rain and
light snow in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 46. Waters a moderate chop becoming
choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 16 mph decreasing to 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 25. Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ059-052100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east 10 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 31. Waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny in the morning then
becoming partly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 16 to 20 mph decreasing to 12 to
16 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow
after midnight. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 26. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-052100-
Lake Maloney-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 67. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east 10 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 31. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 14 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Sunny in the morning then
becoming partly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 18 to 20 mph decreasing to 14 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 27. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ069-052100-
Enders Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds around 4 mph. Sunny. Highs around 69. Waters
smooth.
.TONIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 32.
Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 8 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 16 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
rain and light snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 27. Waters choppy.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-052100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 63. Waters a light
chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening. Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy.
A slight chance of light rain and light snow after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 29. Waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY...East winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to 14 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 47. Waters a moderate
chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Cloudy. A chance of
light snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 25. Waters a moderate chop.

$$

XXZ071-052100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

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

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 70. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the east 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 32. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 12 to 22 mph increasing to 20 to 24 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 60. Waters choppy
becoming rough in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 18 to 22 mph decreasing to 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 27. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ071-052100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

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

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 70. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 32. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 24 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 59. Waters choppy
becoming rough in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 18 to 22 mph decreasing to 12 to
18 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light
rain and light snow after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 27. Waters choppy.

$$

XXZ059-052100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1148 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...West winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 68. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to east 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop after midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to 16 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around 55.
Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 12 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of light rain and light snow after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 26. Waters choppy.

$$

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