Cottonwood Lake

Modoc County, CA

GOConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Fri · Sep 11, 10 PM → 2 AM (America/Los_Angeles)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Cottonwood Lake — light winds and steady pressure trend for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Cottonwood Lake in Modoc County, CA is GO, with the best four-hour window on Fri, Sep 11 from 10 PM to 2 AM (America/Los_Angeles). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 18 mph, surface pressure near 781 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 54 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:30 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:30 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SW · gust 18

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
54°F

12°C · hum 40%

Pressure
23.06inHg

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
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 55°F
    13 mph · Wgust 31
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.7 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    68° / 50°F
    12 mph · Wgust 40
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 37°F
    7 mph · SWgust 41
    0.00 in
    ↓ +6.1 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    55° / 30°F
    4 mph · Wgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.2 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    64° / 37°F
    4 mph · Egust 6
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.0 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    9 AM → 1 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 43°F
    3 mph · Egust 7
    0.00 in
    ↓ +3.8 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 46°F
    5 mph · Egust 8
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Steady
-2.1 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
6 mph · gust 22 · W
Temperature
Warmer
+23.6°F over 72h77–36°F range

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

Nearby waters

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