Downs Lake

Harney County, OR

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Mon · Oct 26, 5 PM → 9 PM (America/Los_Angeles)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Downs 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 Downs Lake in Harney County, OR is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 5 PM to 9 PM (America/Los_Angeles). 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 6 mph out of the west, gusting to 16 mph, surface pressure near 851 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 37 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:39 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, 9:39 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

W · gust 16

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
37°F

3°C · hum 73%

Pressure
25.13inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    43° / 30°F
    6 mph · Wgust 25
    0.13 in
    ↑ +7.9 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 28°F
    4 mph · SWgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.2 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    50° / 32°F
    4 mph · SWgust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.6 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 37°F
    4 mph · SEgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -8.0 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    48° / 41°F
    7 mph · SWgust 29
    0.01 in
    ↑ +5.0 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    48° / 36°F
    7 mph · Sgust 21
    0.00 in
    → +4.0 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    43° / 34°F
    4 mph · Ngust 10
    0.00 in
    ↑ +5.0 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Falling
+3.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.02 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 32 · SW
Temperature
Cooler
-1.1°F over 72h57–18°F range

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

Nearby waters

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