SXUS43 KLBF 161626 RECLBF Recreational Forecast National Weather Service North Platte NE 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 NEZ057-162100- Lake McConaughy- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 75. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Breezy. South winds 14 to 18 mph increasing to north 18 to 28 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 37. Waters choppy becoming very rough after midnight. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 22 to 28 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely and a chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 60 percent. Highs around 45. Waters very rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 12 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 24. Waters rough becoming a light chop after midnight. $$ NEZ027-038-162100- Calamus Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY... .TODAY...Southwest winds 12 to 18 mph increasing to south 18 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 82. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Breezy. South winds around 18 mph shifting to the north 16 to 26 mph after midnight. Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 38. Waters choppy becoming rough after midnight. .FRIDAY...Windy. North winds 26 to 32 mph decreasing to 26 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 48. Waters very rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph decreasing to 10 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows around 25. Waters rough becoming a moderate chop after midnight. $$ XXZ059-162100- Sutherland Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph increasing to south 12 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph shifting to the north 14 to 22 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 38. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 22 to 26 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Highs around 48. Waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 22. Waters rough becoming a light chop after midnight. $$ XXZ059-162100- Lake Maloney- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 14 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...South winds 16 to 18 mph shifting to the north 16 to 24 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 38. Waters choppy becoming rough after midnight. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 24 to 26 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Highs around 48. Waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 23. Waters rough becoming a light chop after midnight. $$ XXZ069-162100- Enders Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Southwest winds 4 to 10 mph increasing to south 10 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters a light chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 12 to 18 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 38. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 20 to 22 mph increasing to 22 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 51. Waters choppy becoming rough in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 10 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 22. Waters rough becoming a light chop after midnight. $$ NEZ094-005-024-162100- Merritt Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph increasing to around 18 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 83. Waters a moderate chop becoming choppy in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Breezy. Southwest winds 14 to 18 mph increasing to north 18 to 26 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. The chance of precipitation 30 percent. Lows around 33. Waters choppy becoming rough after midnight. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 22 to 26 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of snow showers and showers in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 40 percent. Highs around 45. Waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 12 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 14 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 23. Waters choppy becoming a moderate chop after midnight. $$ XXZ071-162100- Red Willow Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 14 to 22 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 12 to 22 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 41. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 22 to 28 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 55. Waters very rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 16 to 26 mph decreasing to 10 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A slight chance of showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 24. Waters rough becoming a moderate chop after midnight. $$ XXZ071-162100- Medicine Creek Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 14 to 24 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 86. Waters rough. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 20 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 42. Waters choppy. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 20 to 26 mph increasing to 24 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Highs around 56. Waters rough becoming very rough in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 28 mph decreasing to 10 to 12 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A slight chance of showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 25. Waters very rough becoming a light chop after midnight. $$ XXZ059-162100- Jeffrey Reservoir- 1126 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR... ...EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES FRIDAY AND CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR WIND AND WAVES TODAY AND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...South winds 12 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Sunny. Highs around 84. Waters choppy. .TONIGHT...South winds 14 to 18 mph shifting to the north 14 to 24 mph after midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 39. Waters choppy becoming rough after midnight. .FRIDAY...Breezy. North winds 22 to 26 mph. Partly sunny. Highs around 51. Waters rough. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 14 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 14 mph after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. A slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the evening. The chance of precipitation 20 percent. Lows around 23. Waters rough becoming a moderate chop after midnight. $$ && Note: Wind and wave action are for ice free areas in winter.