Van Loon Lake

Sheridan County, NE

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 1 PM → 5 PM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Van Loon 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 Van Loon Lake in Sheridan County, NE is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 1 PM to 5 PM (America/Denver). 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 southwest, gusting to 14 mph, surface pressure near 884 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 86 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:16 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 July 23, 2026, 11:16 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SW · gust 14

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
86°F

30°C · hum 41%

Pressure
26.10inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    1 PM → 5 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    88° / 61°F
    7 mph · SWgust 31
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 61°F
    4 mph · SWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    108° / 77°F
    14 mph · SWgust 38
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    109° / 79°F
    11 mph · Sgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.2 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    106° / 79°F
    9 mph · NEgust 26
    0.03 in
    → +4.9 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 72°F
    4 mph · Egust 29
    0.30 in
    ↓ +3.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    2 PM → 6 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 72°F
    6 mph · Sgust 36
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.0 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+6.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
12 mph · gust 35 · SE
Temperature
Cooler
-14.9°F over 72h99–61°F range

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

Nearby waters

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