Dawson Lake

McLean County, IL

MAYBEConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Dawson Lake — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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MAYBE

Fri · Jul 24, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Dawson Lake in McLean County, IL 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 5 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 11 mph; surface pressure near 991 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 63 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:16 AM 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 July 23, 2026, 11:16 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
5mph

NE · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
63°F

17°C · hum 64%

Pressure
29.26inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 54°F
    5 mph · NEgust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 59°F
    4 mph · Egust 12
    0.03 in
    ↓ -2.0 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 63°F
    6 mph · Sgust 22
    0.04 in
    ↓ -5.0 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 73°F
    7 mph · SWgust 36
    0.18 in
    ↓ -4.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 72°F
    14 mph · SWgust 27
    0.03 in
    ↓ -8.2 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 64°F
    13 mph · Ngust 26
    0.00 in
    ↑ +12.2 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 59°F
    6 mph · NEgust 10
    0.00 in
    ↑ +1.9 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+5.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.02 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 34 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-6.1°F over 72h84–61°F range

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

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