Babb Slough

Marshall County, IL

GOConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Now → 5 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Babb Slough — 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 Babb Slough in Marshall County, IL is GO, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 1 PM to 5 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 7 mph, surface pressure near 1006 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 72 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:49 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, 9:49 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

NE · gust 7

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
72°F

22°C · hum 45%

Pressure
29.71inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Now → 5 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 50°F
    4 mph · NEgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.0 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    5 AM → 9 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 48°F
    3 mph · Egust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.0 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 55°F
    6 mph · Sgust 35
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.5 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    3 PM → 7 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 61°F
    7 mph · Wgust 39
    0.12 in
    ↑ +3.4 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 57°F
    6 mph · NEgust 21
    0.09 in
    ↑ +1.5 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    1 PM → 5 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    68° / 55°F
    6 mph · SEgust 19
    0.15 in
    ↓ -4.0 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    59° / 57°F
    5 mph · SEgust 16
    0.23 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+2.4 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
4 mph · gust 19 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+1.6°F over 72h75–45°F range

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

Nearby waters

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