980  
SXUS43 KLBF 200726  
RECLBF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
NEZ057-200900-  
LAKE MCCONAUGHY-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MCCONAUGHY
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 63. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4 TO  
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 51. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 65.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
NEZ027-038-200900-  
CALAMUS RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR CALAMUS RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 56.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 61. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 60. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A MODERATE CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-200900-  
SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 66. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 50.  
WATERS SMOOTH BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 67.  
WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-200900-  
LAKE MALONEY-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR LAKE MALONEY
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 65. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 51. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST  
10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.  
HIGHS AROUND 66. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT  
CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
XXZ069-200900-  
ENDERS RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR ENDERS RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS SMOOTH  
TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
60 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 68. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 50. WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 71.  
WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
NEZ094-005-024-200900-  
MERRITT RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MERRITT RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.  
THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 53. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 62. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 47. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. HIGHS  
AROUND 62. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ071-200900-  
RED WILLOW RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 59. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 67. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 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. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
30 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 52. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP  
BECOMING SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 69.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 
XXZ071-200900-  
MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 60. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 66. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
20 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 54. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP BECOMING SMOOTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 68. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP BECOMING A LIGHT CHOP IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
XXZ059-200900-  
JEFFREY RESERVOIR-  
226 AM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR JEFFREY RESERVOIR
 
 
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS LIKELY. THE  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. LOWS AROUND 57. WATERS A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND 64. WATERS SMOOTH TO A  
LIGHT CHOP.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. LOWS  
AROUND 51. WATERS SMOOTH TO A LIGHT CHOP.    
MONDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. HIGHS AROUND  
65. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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