Heaton Lake

Des Moines County, IA

GOConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Mon · Oct 26, 4 PM → 8 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Heaton 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 Heaton Lake in Des Moines County, IA is GO, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 4 PM to 8 PM (America/Chicago). 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 4 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 9 mph, surface pressure near 1004 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 70 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:19 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 October 26, 2026, 9:19 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

NE · gust 9

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
70°F

21°C · hum 51%

Pressure
29.65inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    4 PM → 8 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 50°F
    4 mph · NEgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    6 AM → 10 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 50°F
    4 mph · Sgust 20
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.6 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 57°F
    6 mph · Sgust 36
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    1 PM → 5 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 59°F
    7 mph · Wgust 40
    0.42 in
    ↑ +4.6 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    64° / 57°F
    5 mph · Egust 22
    0.10 in
    → +0.7 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    11 AM → 3 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 57°F
    7 mph · Sgust 22
    0.16 in
    ↓ -3.7 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    1 PM → 5 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 57°F
    4 mph · NWgust 18
    0.09 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+2.6 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 18 · S
Temperature
Warmer
+3.4°F over 72h79–46°F range

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

Nearby waters

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