Big Lake

Gallatin County, IL

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Now → 6 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

MAYBE on Big Lake — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet). Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Big Lake in Gallatin County, IL is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 2 PM to 6 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 3 mph out of the south, gusting to 4 mph, surface pressure near 1012 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 73 °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
3mph

S · gust 4

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
73°F

23°C · hum 42%

Pressure
29.88inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Now → 6 PM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 48°F
    3 mph · Sgust 6
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.9 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 48°F
    3 mph · SEgust 7
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.7 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    81° / 55°F
    6 mph · Sgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.5 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 PM → 8 PM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    79° / 55°F
    7 mph · Sgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.7 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    79° / 57°F
    5 mph · Sgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.6 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 61°F
    4 mph · SEgust 17
    0.19 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 59°F
    4 mph · SEgust 17
    0.05 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
3 mph · gust 11 · NE
Temperature
Warmer
+4.9°F over 72h77–43°F range

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

Nearby waters

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