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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

NEZ057-200900-
Lake McConaughy-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Patchy
fog. Lows around 62. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 86. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 2 to 8 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to 6 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of
precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 88. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ027-038-200900-
Calamus Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds around 4 mph. Mostly clear. Patchy fog.
Lows around 59. Waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance
of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 85. Waters a light
chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 6 mph decreasing to around
2 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming smooth after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 84. Waters smooth to a light chop
becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-200900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Patchy
fog. Lows around 60. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 8 to 10 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around
94. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-200900-
Lake Maloney-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 60. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 91.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 64. Waters a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to around 10 mph in
the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around
93. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-200900-
Enders Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph. Partly cloudy. Lows
around 61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Sunny. Highs around 93.
Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the
south 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 63.
Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 96. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-200900-
Merritt Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Mostly clear. Lows around
59. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest
6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 90. Waters a
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to east around 10 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs
around 90. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in
the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-200900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Lows around 61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs
around 94. Waters a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
south 4 to 6 mph after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph in
the afternoon. Sunny. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 97. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ071-200900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly cloudy. Patchy
fog. Lows around 61. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to south 8 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. The chance of
precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 93. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 65. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to 8 to 12 mph in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around
96. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-200900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
131 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 4 mph. Partly cloudy. Patchy
fog. Lows around 59. Waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds 4 to 8 mph. Sunny. Patchy fog in the
morning. Highs around 89. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 4 to 6 mph. Mostly clear. Lows
around 63. Waters smooth to a light chop.
.FRIDAY...South winds 6 to 10 mph. Sunny. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 91. Waters a light chop.

$$

&&

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