National Weather Service - Weather Forecast Office - North Platte, NE - Recreation Forecast

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

NEZ057-272100-
Lake McConaughy-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

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

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 58. Waters a light
chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming cloudy. Lows around 45. Waters a light
chop.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to northwest 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 67. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 39. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-272100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 56. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
46. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph. Cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 69. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 37. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-272100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs around 57. Waters a
light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of. Lows around 45. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northwest
8 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 71. Waters a light chop becoming a
moderate chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 37. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ059-272100-
Lake Maloney-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs
around 55. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of. Lows around 44. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 71. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Clear in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 37. Waters
smooth.

$$

XXZ069-272100-
Enders Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in
the morning. Highs around 57. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Lows
around 44. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
around 72. Waters a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 37. Waters smooth.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-272100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

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

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 62. Waters
choppy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph and gusty. Partly cloudy in
the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 45. Waters a
moderate chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph shifting to the
northwest 8 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the
morning then clearing. Highs around 66. Waters a moderate chop
becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
southeast around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around
36. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-272100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

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

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 53. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation
10 percent. Lows around 46. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest
4 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 72. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming
a light chop in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 39. Waters smooth.

$$

XXZ071-272100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

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

.TODAY...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in
the morning. Highs around 54. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers in the evening. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 10 percent. Lows around 47.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northwest
4 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 71. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy.
Lows around 39. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-272100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1211 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in
the morning. Highs around 53. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 45. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northwest
4 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. Highs around 70. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear.
Lows around 37. Waters smooth.

$$

&&

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