Nelson and Carlson Lakes

Ward County, ND

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Nelson and Carlson Lakes — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through and pressure swinging. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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MAYBE

Tue · Oct 27, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Nelson and Carlson Lakes in Ward County, ND is MAYBE. Its highlighted window has passed, so use the 7-day forecast below for the next available window. The main factor in its favor was dry conditions across the window, while the main watch-out was a front passing through. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 4 mph out of the east, gusting to 10 mph; surface pressure near 954 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 23 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED October 26, 2026, 9:56 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

E · gust 10

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
23°F

-5°C · hum 82%

Pressure
28.17inHg

Unstable

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    43° / 23°F
    4 mph · Egust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -8.6 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    39° / 34°F
    12 mph · SEgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ -14.7 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    3 PM → 7 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 37°F
    12 mph · Wgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↑ +9.1 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    48° / 34°F
    7 mph · NWgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↑ +9.0 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    50° / 30°F
    5 mph · NEgust 33
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.5 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 39°F
    6 mph · Sgust 35
    0.00 in
    ↓ -8.2 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    50° / 45°F
    4 mph · Ngust 18
    0.77 in
    ↓ -0.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+24.8 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
12 mph · gust 51 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-26.5°F over 72h70–23°F range

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

Nearby waters

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