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. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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MAYBE

Fri · Sep 11, Now → 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 7 mph out of the west, gusting to 19 mph; surface pressure near 987 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 82 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

W · gust 19

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
82°F

28°C · hum 54%

Pressure
29.15inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    84° / 70°F
    7 mph · Wgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.0 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 61°F
    4 mph · NWgust 18
    0.00 in
    ↑ +6.0 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 57°F
    3 mph · Egust 20
    0.11 in
    ↓ -0.4 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    1 PM → 5 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 66°F
    3 mph · Wgust 16
    0.60 in
    ↓ -2.0 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    79° / 61°F
    4 mph · NWgust 23
    0.00 in
    ↑ +8.6 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 57°F
    3 mph · Egust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 64°F
    6 mph · SWgust 23
    0.05 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Steady
-4.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
4 mph · gust 26 · W
Temperature
Warmer
+14.0°F over 72h79–54°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.