Lake Hopatcong

Morris County, NJ

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

MAYBE on Lake Hopatcong — 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/New_York)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Hopatcong in Morris County, NJ 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 west, gusting to 11 mph; surface pressure near 1000 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 36 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; 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; 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
4mph

W · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
36°F

2°C · hum 71%

Pressure
29.53inHg

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
    68° / 36°F
    4 mph · Wgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.5 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 39°F
    5 mph · Ngust 20
    0.00 in
    ↑ +7.8 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 39°F
    4 mph · NEgust 6
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.5 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    64° / 45°F
    4 mph · SWgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.8 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 50°F
    6 mph · Wgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↑ +2.2 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 45°F
    7 mph · Ngust 26
    0.00 in
    ↑ +3.6 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 46°F
    3 mph · SWgust 21
    0.01 in
    ↓ -5.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+8.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
4 mph · gust 26 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-9.4°F over 72h66–30°F range

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

About Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong, in Morris County, NJ, is New Jersey's largest lake.

Surface area
2,686 acres
Max depth
58 ft
Managing agency
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Primary species: Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Muskellunge, Hybrid striped bass, Chain pickerel, Channel catfish, Bullhead catfish, Bluegill, Black crappie, Yellow perch, White perch.

Notable structure: coves, weed beds, rocky islands, docks.

Nearby waters

Weather data by Open-Meteo — CC BY 4.0. Fishing Weather derives the fishing read.