Cross Slough

Mason County, IL

MAYBEConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Cross Slough — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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MAYBE

Fri · Jul 24, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Cross Slough in Mason County, IL is MAYBE. 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, while the main watch-out was a front passing through. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 4 mph out of the east, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 1006 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 64 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:46 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 July 23, 2026, 11:46 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

E · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
64°F

18°C · hum 71%

Pressure
29.71inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 54°F
    4 mph · Egust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 59°F
    4 mph · NEgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.5 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 64°F
    6 mph · Sgust 21
    0.04 in
    ↓ -4.9 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 77°F
    4 mph · SWgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 77°F
    7 mph · Wgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 77°F
    4 mph · Ngust 25
    0.00 in
    ↑ +9.7 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 77°F
    3 mph · Sgust 16
    0.00 in
    → +1.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+5.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.41 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
6 mph · gust 27 · N
Temperature
Cooler
-9.0°F over 72h88–59°F range

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

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