Henson Pond

Douglas County, IL

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Mon · Oct 26, 5 PM → 9 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

MAYBE on Henson 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Henson Pond in Douglas County, IL is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 5 PM to 9 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 9 mph, surface pressure near 1001 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 66 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:20 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, 9:20 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

E · gust 9

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
66°F

19°C · hum 47%

Pressure
29.56inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 46°F
    4 mph · Egust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.4 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 46°F
    4 mph · SEgust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.1 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 55°F
    6 mph · Sgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.0 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    2 PM → 6 PM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    81° / 59°F
    13 mph · SWgust 31
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.3 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 61°F
    5 mph · SWgust 9
    0.10 in
    → +0.9 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 61°F
    6 mph · SEgust 18
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    Dry conditions across the window
    64° / 59°F
    6 mph · SEgust 16
    0.09 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+3.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
4 mph · gust 15 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+3.6°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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