Harlan County Lake

Harlan County, NE

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Mon · Oct 26, 10 PM → 2 AM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

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

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Harlan County Lake in Harlan County, NE is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 10 PM to 2 AM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the northwest, gusting to 16 mph, surface pressure near 947 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 45 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 8:52 AM 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 October 26, 2026, 8:52 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

NW · gust 16

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
45°F

7°C · hum 93%

Pressure
27.96inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Now → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 45°F
    10 mph · SEgust 19
    0.37 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 41°F
    5 mph · NWgust 17
    0.02 in
    ↓ -6.5 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    75° / 55°F
    13 mph · Sgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.0 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 52°F
    7 mph · NEgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.2 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 55°F
    7 mph · NEgust 22
    0.37 in
    → +0.7 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 55°F
    6 mph · SEgust 19
    0.02 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    66° / 54°F
    6 mph · SEgust 22
    0.06 in
    ↓ -4.0 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+10.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
0.59 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 37 · SE
Temperature
Cooler
-13.0°F over 72h81–43°F range

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

About Harlan County Lake

Harlan County Lake, in Harlan County, NE, is The second largest lake in Nebraska.

Surface area
13,250 acres
Elevation
1,946 ft
Managing agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
Dam
Harlan County Dam (Republican River)

Primary species: Walleye, Hybrid striped bass, White bass, Northern pike, Channel catfish.

Notable structure: Methodist Cove, North Cove, Bone Cove, Prairie Dog Bay, Cedar Point, White Cat Point, Coyote Canyon.

Nearby waters

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