621  
SXUS43 KLBF 182326  
RECLBF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
NEZ057-190900-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 62.  
WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING  
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 72. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 57. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
90 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 64. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
NEZ027-038-190900-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 61. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 69. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 62. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-190900-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
LOWS AROUND 62. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 73. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH  
TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 67. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-190900-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. THE CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 62. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 72. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 57. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY. THE CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 66. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ069-190900-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 61. WATERS  
SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 76. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO  
6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 69. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
NEZ094-005-024-190900-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 69.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO  
8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH  
TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
63. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ071-190900-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 64. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 76. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 59. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 68.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ071-190900-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 64. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 76. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND  
60. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
67. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-190900-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
626 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
4 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 62. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 72. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND  
57. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 65.  
WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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