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.
🚤 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: Never top off the tank to the brim on hot days because expanding fuel needs room.
 
🌦️ 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
☀️
0%
11 AM
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0%
12 PM
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0%
1 PM
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0%
2 PM
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0%
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
☁️
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
 
☀️ 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
 
🎣 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. A possible pre-front window may offer good opportunities, especially near major solunar periods. Water clarity is normal and water temperature steady at 71°F.
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 is fair with favorable wind and solunar conditions. Normal water clarity and stable water levels contribute to a reliable fishing pattern during this period.
Bass Bass 5.6 wind bite
Bass fishing is fair this spring with good solunar and seasonal influences. Expect consistent activity with normal clarity and stable water conditions supporting a steady bite.
Catfish Catfish 5.5 current seams
Catfish fishing is fair with positive forecast and solunar effects. Stable water conditions and normal clarity should provide steady opportunities this spring.
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 during the possible pre-front period aligned with major solunar times, offering enhanced fish activity.
🎯 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 unstable bite timing and tougher presentation conditions despite normal clarity.
🎣 Fishing Fact: Smallmouth often position around rock during all when a finesse presentation keeps the bait in the strike zone.
 
🌊 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 52m 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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🏞️ Lake Barkley Facts
Local insight and fishing knowledge
During spring warm-ups on Lake Barkley, steep bluff transitions often concentrate bait more effectively than nearby open water, as the combination of TVA water movement and wind creates optimal conditions for baitfish to gather, attracting various species that thrive in these enriched environments.
 
🐟 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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