Recreational Report
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

NEZ057-162100-
Lake McConaughy-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
66. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 88. Waters
a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 66. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-162100-
Calamus Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 90. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to 10 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters a light
chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 68. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-162100-
Sutherland Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 93. Waters
a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 66. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 95. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
66. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-162100-
Lake Maloney-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.TODAY...South winds 8 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters
a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 66.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 8 mph. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the south
2 to 8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 66. Waters
smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ069-162100-
Enders Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 93.
Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 12 mph becoming south 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a
light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a light chop.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-162100-
Merritt Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 10 to 14 mph. Sunny. Highs around 96. Waters
a moderate chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening. Mostly clear. Lows around 69. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
4 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 99. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.

$$

XXZ071-162100-
Red Willow Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

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

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the south 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 67. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest around 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around
67. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.

$$

XXZ071-162100-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

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

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters a light chop.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph becoming south 4 to 8 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 68. Waters a light chop
becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 6 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 94. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 69. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ059-162100-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
511 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.TODAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. Highs around 90. Waters
a light chop.
.TONIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around 66.
Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
67. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

&&

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