Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

NEZ057-070900-
Lake McConaughy-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 68. Waters a moderate chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 8 to 12 mph shifting to the west 4 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a
light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the
northwest 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms
likely in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 63.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 8 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 86.
Waters a moderate chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-070900-
Calamus Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly clear in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 67. Waters a
moderate chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph increasing to 18 to 22 mph
in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
93. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 20 mph becoming southwest 6 to
12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then thunderstorms likely after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 67. Waters choppy
becoming a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the north in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 85.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-070900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 68. Waters a light chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph with higher gusts. Mostly
sunny. Highs around 97. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 87. Waters a light
chop.

$$

XXZ059-070900-
Lake Maloney-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 67. Waters a moderate chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Sunny. Highs around 97. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph becoming southwest 6 to
8 mph after midnight. Thunderstorms likely. The chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
87. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-070900-
Enders Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 67. Waters a moderate chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 10 to 16 mph. Sunny. Highs around 98.
Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the west
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in
the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Waters a
light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-070900-
Merritt Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph. Partly cloudy in the
evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 69. Waters a
moderate chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest
10 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 92.
Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 85. Waters a moderate
chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-070900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

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

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 69. Waters a light chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 16 to 22 mph
with gusts to near 35 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 99. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 68. Waters
choppy becoming a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northeast
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 92.
Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-070900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

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

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

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
69. Waters a light chop.
.LABOR DAY...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to south
18 to 24 mph with gusts to near 35 mph in the afternoon. Sunny.
Highs around 99. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 12 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to
14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 69. Waters choppy becoming
a moderate chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 6 mph shifting to the northeast 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 92. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-070900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
231 PM CDT Sun Sep 6 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

...CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES LABOR DAY...

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 68. Waters a light chop.
.LABOR DAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph. Mostly sunny. Highs around
96. Waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 8 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Thunderstorms likely. The chance of precipitation
70 percent. Lows around 66. Waters a moderate chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northeast
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 87. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

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