Founders Lake

Decatur County, IA

GOConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

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

Next forecast window
GO

Tue · Oct 27, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Founders Lake in Decatur County, IA is GO. 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. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 4 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 7 mph; surface pressure near 984 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 54 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:39 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 October 26, 2026, 9:39 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

NE · gust 7

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
54°F

12°C · hum 85%

Pressure
29.06inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Window passed
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    72° / 54°F
    4 mph · NEgust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.2 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 57°F
    6 mph · Sgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.8 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 55°F
    7 mph · Sgust 37
    0.19 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    6 AM → 10 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    72° / 59°F
    6 mph · Wgust 39
    0.07 in
    ↑ +5.1 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    7 AM → 11 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 59°F
    7 mph · Egust 20
    0.62 in
    ↓ +0.2 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    8 AM → 12 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    59° / 55°F
    6 mph · Wgust 14
    0.34 in
    ↓ -2.9 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    1 PM → 5 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    63° / 54°F
    3 mph · SWgust 7
    0.01 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.0 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
6 mph · gust 22 · S
Temperature
Warmer
+3.8°F over 72h75–52°F range

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

Nearby waters

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