Dawson Lake

McLean County, IL

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

MAYBE on Dawson 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 Dawson Lake in McLean 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 4 mph out of the east, gusting to 6 mph, surface pressure near 994 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, 9:18 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, 9:18 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

E · gust 6

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
72°F

22°C · hum 43%

Pressure
29.35inHg

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
    73° / 48°F
    4 mph · Egust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.8 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 48°F
    4 mph · SEgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.9 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    72° / 55°F
    6 mph · Sgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.7 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    Light winds
    77° / 59°F
    7 mph · NWgust 35
    0.13 in
    → +1.7 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 59°F
    6 mph · Egust 20
    0.14 in
    → +1.2 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 59°F
    6 mph · Egust 22
    0.02 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    61° / 55°F
    5 mph · SEgust 19
    0.09 in
    ↓ -3.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+2.8 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
4 mph · gust 16 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+0.4°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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