Lake Barkley
Current Conditions
Report Generated: 08:00
Weather Location: Lake Barkley Lodge
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LCAS
🎣 Bite: FAIR 🌊 Lake: Falling
🚤 Boating: Favorable ⛈️ Storm: Guarded
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✅ Current Weather Alerts
Current Weather Alerts: None in the next 8 hours
No active weather alerts found for the next 8 hours. Continue monitoring conditions before heading out.
🎣 Fishing Intelligence
AI-Powered Lake and Species Analysis
 
AI Read: 5.3 Fair Lake Barkley fishing conditions are fair with stable water levels and no generation flow. The water clarity is normal and the season is spring, providing a decent fishing opportunity near a possible pre-front window.
Bite Drivers: falling pressure, lighter current, flow easing, normal clarity, higher pressure setup
Bite Score Watch: Bite score holding around stable cover
Crappie Crappie 5.7 stable cover
Crappie fishing remains fair with steady water levels and normal clarity. Spring season and solunar effects support consistent bite opportunities.
Bass Bass 5.6 wind bite
Bass fishing is fair with stable conditions and favorable spring season factors. Expect typical activity with good solunar influence and normal water clarity.
Catfish Catfish 5.5 current seams
Catfish fishing is fair with stable conditions and favorable forecast factors. The season and solunar timing support reasonable catch potential.
Top Opportunity: Crappie/Bass
Bite Hint: Crappie remain a strong option, but keep presentations controlled and focus on the most stable cover you can find.
Best Window: The best fishing window is near the upcoming pre-front period with stable pool conditions and positive solunar influences.
🎯 Today’s Plan: Crappiefocus on stable cover like docks, brush, and repeatable structure, and slow down enough to keep the presentation in the strike zone.
Backup Plan: Basspivot to wind-blown banks, shade, and feeding lanes if the primary pattern stalls.
Caution: Be aware that decreasing flow and zero discharge may cause some instability in bite timing. Water clarity is normal, but anglers should watch for any effects from the pre-front conditions.
🎣 Fishing Fact: Spotted Bass can hold in shallow around bluffs; a vertical approach is often efficient there.
 
🚤 Boating
Lake Insight: A steady breeze should put some texture on the lake today, especially across wider open stretches.
Conditions: 🟩 Favorable ( Wind 5 mph, Gusts 17 mph )
Caution: Normal boating conditions. Continue monitoring weather and surroundings.
Safety: Extra boating safety tip 031: Review the day's route, weather, and emergency options before making a long run across open water.
 
🌊 Water
Upper Stage: 359.90 ft Falling (▼ -0.06 ft vs prior point)
Summer Pool 359.0': May 1 – Jul 4 — Currently 0.90 ft above
Discharge: 0 cfs Falling (▼ -6,000 cfs vs ~24h ago)
Generators:
Generators Running: 0 (4 Available Generators)
05/14/2026: Midnight — 0 generators
05/14/2026: 1 AM — 1 generator
05/14/2026: 5 AM — 0 generators
05/14/2026: 9 AM — 1 generator
05/14/2026: 1 PM — 0 generators
05/14/2026: 5 PM — 1 generator
05/14/2026: 9 PM — 0 generators
Latest Reading: 5/14/2026, 6:30:00 AM — 0h 51m old kentuckylake.com/levels (TVA supplied, Lake Barkley table)
Water Temp: Regional Water Temp: 71°F (Normal: 70°F) (TVA supplied, Kentucky Lake Temperature 6 AM CDT 2026-05-14)
Clarity: Normal Standard clear-water state for this lake (~2 ft visibility)
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☀️ Sun & Moon
Light windows, moon phase, and solunar timing
Sun
Sunrise: 5:44 AM Sunrise and sunset arc
Sunset: 7:51 PM
UV Index: 0.3 Low  
Moon
Phase: Waning Crescent 5% 🌑
Moon Age: 27.3 days
Solunar: Major:
3:25 AM–5:25 AM
4:14 PM–6:14 PM

Minor:
9:40 AM–11:10 AM
10:29 PM–11:59 PM
 
🌦️ Weather
Today, Tomorrow, Wind, Rain, Pressure, and Alerts
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Today
Current + Next 24 Hours
Current: Clear Sky
Storm Risk: Guarded — Isolated Showers Possible
Forecast:
Morning: — Clear, windy
Afternoon: — Clear
Temp: 52.0 °F feels like 50.6 °F
High: 73.4 °F
Low: 48.3 °F
Wind
Current: Speed — 5.5 mph
Direction — ENE (65°) ↙
Gusts — 16.8 mph
 
Next 24h: Speed — 6.0 mph
Direction — E (92°) ←
Gusts — 19.4 mph
  Next 8 Hours Wind  
7 AM
↙
ENE
6 mph
Gusts
17 mph
8 AM
↙
ENE
8 mph
Gusts
14 mph
9 AM
↙
ENE
8 mph
Gusts
13 mph
10 AM
↙
ENE
8 mph
Gusts
11 mph
11 AM
↙
NE
7 mph
Gusts
10 mph
12 PM
↙
NE
6 mph
Gusts
9 mph
1 PM
↙
NE
6 mph
Gusts
8 mph
2 PM
↙
NE
6 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Precipitation
Chance: 0%
Total Next 24h: 0.00 in (0.0 mm)
  Next 8 Hours Precipitation  
7 AM
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0%
8 AM
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0%
9 AM
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0%
10 AM
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0%
11 AM
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12 PM
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1 PM
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2 PM
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Humidity: 79%
Barometric Pressure: 1019 hPa (30.09 inHg)
Trend: ▼ Falling
Change: ▼ -1.0 hPa vs 24h
 
Today's Current Conditions:
Weather Conditions: clear sky Temp: 52.0 °F (Feels like: 50.6 °F) Min/Max: 51.2 °F / 73.4 °F Pressure: 1019 hPa Humidity: 79% Wind: 5.5 mph (Gust: 16.8 mph)
5-Day Forecast (Starting Tomorrow)
Fri
🌦️
79° /48°
100%
Sat
🌦️
83° /64°
100%
Sun
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83° /61°
80%
Mon
🌦️
87° /64°
53%
Tue
🌦️
75° /66°
100%
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Tomorrow
24 Hour Window
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Forecast:
Morning: — Clouds, windy
Afternoon: — Clouds, windy
High: 78.8 °F
Low: 57.3 °F
Wind
Daytime: Speed — 10.9 mph
Direction — SSW (193°) ↑
Gusts — 20.1 mph 🚩
 
24h Win: Speed — 9.3 mph
Direction — S (181°) ↑
Gusts — 39.1 mph 🚩
Precipitation
Chance: 100% ☔
Total Tomorrow: 0.20 in (5.0 mm)
Humidity: 67%
Tomorrow's Forecast:
You Can Expect Partly Cloudy In The Morning, With Rain In The Afternoon
 
🏞️ Lake Barkley Facts
Local insight and fishing knowledge
On Lake Barkley, the lower end of a secondary point frequently exhibits surprising activity, as the fish are drawn to areas that reduce the distance between feeding and resting zones, enhancing their feeding efficiency and contributing to a more dynamic ecosystem in that region.
 
🐟 Lake Barkley Species & Regulations
Daily species spotlight plus quick-reference fishing regulations.
Species Spotlight: Lake Barkley Fishing Spotlight
Lake Barkley Fishing Spotlight
2026 Official Fishing Regulations
Lake Barkley 2026 Official Fishing Regulations
Always verify current rules with official Kentucky and Tennessee wildlife resources before fishing.
 
📍 Current Events
Local happenings around Lake Barkley (30 miles radius from Lake Barkley Lodge)
Today
  • No strong local events found for today.
Tomorrow
  • No strong local events found for tomorrow.
🏆 Lake Barkley Water Records
Historic lake level and discharge records
Lake Barkley Record High: 372.49' — 5/04/2011
Lake Barkley Record Low: 352.3' — 4/19/1982
Lake Barkley Record cfs: 303,000 — 5/04/2011
Lake Barkley Lower Record High: 350.8' — 5/04/2011
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