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Dangerous Heat Expands; Heavy Rainfall Threats; Fire Weather Concerns for the West

The heat will increase and expand across the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and into the Eastern U.S. through the week as high pressure builds across the eastern two-thirds of the country. On the northern periphery of this heat, the threat for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Tuesday. Critical Fire Weather for the west. 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
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

NEZ057-212100-
Lake McConaughy-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
91. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 67.
Waters a moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 91. Waters a light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around
67. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-212100-
Calamus Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to southeast 12 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 70. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 18 mph increasing to 16 to 18 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 94. Waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 70. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-212100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...South winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 97. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph increasing to 12 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-212100-
Lake Maloney-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 95. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. 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 a light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
96. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 68. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-212100-
Enders Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
98. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 99. Waters a light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the
southwest 6 to 10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 66. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-212100-
Merritt Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph increasing to 10 to 14 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs
around 95. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Lows around 68. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
95. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
northwest 6 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 66. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-212100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

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

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...East winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
99. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Lows around 68. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to around 18 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 101. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 16 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 69. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-212100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

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

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 99. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance
of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 70. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph increasing to south 14 to
18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 101. Waters a
moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 71. Waters a
moderate chop becoming a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ059-212100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1229 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to southeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 96. Waters a light chop
becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. 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 68. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
97. Waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 70. Waters a light chop.

$$

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