Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

NEZ057-240900-
Lake McConaughy-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
66. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds around 6 mph shifting to the east 4 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 89. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 66. 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
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 82. Waters a
light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-240900-
Calamus Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 16 mph shifting to the southeast
12 to 14 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Partly cloudy. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 62. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 12 to 14 mph decreasing to 6 to 10 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a moderate chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the
southwest around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Lows around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming smooth
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 6 mph shifting to the east 6 to
8 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 82. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-240900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 10 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy after midnight then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 65. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 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 66.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the east 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 87. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-240900-
Lake Maloney-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 14 mph decreasing to 10 to 16 mph
after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
65. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 94.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 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 66. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to east 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 86. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-240900-
Enders Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows around
65. Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northeast
around 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the north
around 4 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 65. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to east 8 to 10 mph
in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
89. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-240900-
Merritt Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 6 to 12 mph
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 64. Waters a light
chop.
.MONDAY...West winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the east in the
afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
91. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 63. Waters smooth
to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. A chance of
showers in the morning. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Highs around 84. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-240900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 14 mph. Partly cloudy after
midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 66. Waters a
moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 97.
Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs
around 90. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-240900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 14 mph and gusty. Partly
cloudy after midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around
66. Waters a moderate chop.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 95.
Waters a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to 6 mph
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 67. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 89. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-240900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1207 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 12 mph shifting to the south
8 to 14 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Partly cloudy.
Lows around 64. Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop
after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 92.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest
around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows
around 65. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly sunny. Showers likely in
the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 85. Waters smooth to a
light chop.

$$

&&

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