Bedford Water Supply Lake

Taylor County, IA

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 1 PM → 5 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Bedford Water Supply 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 Bedford Water Supply Lake in Taylor County, IA is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 1 PM to 5 PM (America/Chicago). 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 7 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 9 mph, surface pressure near 979 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 81 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:12 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 July 23, 2026, 11:12 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SE · gust 9

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
81°F

27°C · hum 47%

Pressure
28.91inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    1 PM → 5 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 64°F
    7 mph · SEgust 16
    0.02 in
    ↓ -1.4 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 PM → 8 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 64°F
    7 mph · Sgust 26
    0.71 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    102° / 70°F
    8 mph · Sgust 28
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.9 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    106° / 77°F
    5 mph · SWgust 40
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.8 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    109° / 77°F
    7 mph · Wgust 43
    0.01 in
    ↓ -2.2 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 73°F
    7 mph · Egust 16
    0.00 in
    ↑ +6.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 70°F
    6 mph · SEgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+6.8 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
7 mph · gust 24 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-13.3°F over 72h99–61°F range

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

Nearby waters

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