Hay Pond

Wayne County, IL

MAYBEConfidence · Low

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Main reason

dry conditions across the window

MAYBE on Hay Pond — 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).

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MAYBE

Tue · Oct 27, 5 AM → 9 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Hay Pond in Wayne 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. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 3 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 11 mph; surface pressure near 1014 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 52 °F with fog dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:33 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 October 26, 2026, 9:33 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind: 3mph
SW · gust 11
Rain / Weather: 0in
Fog
Temp: 52°F
11°C · hum 91%
Pressure: 29.94inHg
Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

Mon · Oct 26
Window passed
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
75° / 46°F
3 mph · SWgust 11
0.00 in
↓ -2.9 hPa
Tue · Oct 27
5 AM → 9 AM
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
75° / 48°F
3 mph · SEgust 11
0.00 in
↓ -0.7 hPa
Wed · Oct 28
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
79° / 57°F
5 mph · Sgust 19
0.00 in
↓ 0.0 hPa
Thu · Oct 29
7 AM → 11 AM
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
81° / 55°F
10 mph · Sgust 27
0.00 in
↓ -0.5 hPa
Fri · Oct 30
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
79° / 59°F
5 mph · SWgust 13
0.00 in
↓ -0.1 hPa
Sat · Oct 31
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
66° / 61°F
4 mph · SEgust 19
0.02 in
↓ -2.3 hPa
Sun · Nov 1
6 AM → 10 AM
MAYBE
Dry conditions across the window
64° / 59°F
5 mph · SEgust 18
0.12 in
↓ -3.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Rising

+3.8 hPa over 72h

Rain

Dry stretch

0.00 in totallast 72h

Wind

Calm wind

3 mph · gust 9 · E

Temperature

Warmer

+3.4°F over 72h77–43°F range

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

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