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Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

NEZ057-180900-
Lake McConaughy-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the east
4 to 6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters
a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 6 to 12 mph shifting to the northeast
10 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 81.
Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph becoming southeast 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 62.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 12 mph
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. The
chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 79. Waters a
light chop.

$$

NEZ027-038-180900-
Calamus Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight, then
showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some
thunderstorms may be severe after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to northeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of
showers. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 79.
Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 4 to 10 mph becoming east around
2 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows
around 62. Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 6 mph increasing to 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Thunderstorms likely. The chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 77. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-180900-
Sutherland Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 mph decreasing to 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northeast around
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86. Waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph becoming north around
4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 61.
Waters a light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to south 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Thunderstorms likely in
the morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around
83. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-180900-
Lake Maloney-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph increasing to northeast
10 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 87.
Waters a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph becoming southeast 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers after midnight. The chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Lows around 61. Waters a light chop becoming smooth to a light
chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to south 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around
83. Waters smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the
afternoon.

$$

XXZ069-180900-
Enders Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 4 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 62. Waters a light
chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to northeast 12 to
14 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 89. Waters a
light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 6 to 12 mph decreasing to 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 60 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop becoming smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 2 to 8 mph increasing to southeast 8 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of thunderstorms.
The chance of precipitation 50 percent. Highs around 84. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

NEZ094-005-024-180900-
Merritt Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 4 to
6 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe after midnight.
The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 60. Waters
smooth to a light chop.
.TUESDAY...North winds 4 to 10 mph. Partly sunny. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Highs around 82. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south
around 4 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Lows around 58. Waters smooth to a
light chop becoming smooth after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph shifting to the south
8 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny in the morning then
clearing. Thunderstorms likely. The chance of precipitation
60 percent. Highs around 81. Waters a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-180900-
Red Willow Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows around 64. Waters a light
chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 8 mph increasing to northeast 10 to
16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 92. Waters smooth to
a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 14 mph decreasing to 4 to
8 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
50 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming
smooth to a light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph. Mostly sunny. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation
30 percent. Highs around 85. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

XXZ071-180900-
Medicine Creek Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

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

.OVERNIGHT...East winds around 12 mph becoming southeast 6 to
10 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 65. Waters a
light chop.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 6 mph increasing to northeast
10 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 91. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a moderate chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 16 mph decreasing to 4 to
10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms
in the evening. A chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a moderate chop becoming a
light chop after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southeast 4 to
10 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning then
clearing. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. The
chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 84. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.

$$

XXZ059-180900-
Jeffrey Reservoir-
1217 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR...

.OVERNIGHT...South winds 4 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after
midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Some
thunderstorms may be severe. The chance of precipitation
20 percent. Lows around 63. Waters a light chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 4 to 6 mph increasing to northeast 6 to
12 mph in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86. Waters
smooth to a light chop becoming a light chop in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 6 to 12 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. The
chance of precipitation 40 percent. Lows around 61. Waters a
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 4 to 6 mph. Partly sunny. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. The chance of precipitation
40 percent. Highs around 81. Waters smooth to a light chop.

$$

&&

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