Nelson Lake

Otter Tail County, MN

GOConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Sat · Sep 12, 7 PM → 11 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Nelson Lake — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Nelson Lake in Otter Tail County, MN is GO, with the best four-hour window on Sat, Sep 12 from 7 PM to 11 PM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the north, gusting to 15 mph, surface pressure near 964 hPa on a steady trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 59 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED September 10, 2026, 1:29 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

N · gust 15

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
59°F

15°C · hum 42%

Pressure
28.47inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    81° / 50°F
    10 mph · SWgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.2 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    86° / 63°F
    12 mph · Sgust 36
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.1 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    7 PM → 11 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 52°F
    7 mph · Ngust 37
    0.00 in
    ↑ +15.1 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    61° / 48°F
    4 mph · NEgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    2 PM → 6 PM
    GO
    Light winds
    61° / 48°F
    7 mph · SWgust 39
    0.31 in
    ↓ -7.6 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 PM → 8 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    61° / 46°F
    7 mph · Ngust 32
    0.00 in
    ↑ +14.4 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    68° / 45°F
    6 mph · SEgust 9
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.2 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
-1.0 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 38 · SW
Temperature
Cooler
-13.3°F over 72h88–55°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

Nearby waters

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