Hormel Ponds

Bureau County, IL

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Now → 2 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Hormel Ponds — 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Hormel Ponds in Bureau County, IL is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 10 AM to 2 PM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 4 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 6 mph, surface pressure near 1005 hPa on a steady trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 75 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:23 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 July 23, 2026, 11:23 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

SE · gust 6

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
75°F

24°C · hum 36%

Pressure
29.68inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Now → 2 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 52°F
    4 mph · SEgust 7
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    84° / 59°F
    4 mph · SEgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    84° / 63°F
    6 mph · Sgust 24
    0.02 in
    ↓ -5.4 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 75°F
    6 mph · SWgust 33
    0.05 in
    ↓ -4.2 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 68°F
    10 mph · SEgust 29
    0.02 in
    ↓ -6.0 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 68°F
    7 mph · Ngust 27
    0.00 in
    ↑ +10.9 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 61°F
    3 mph · Egust 13
    0.00 in
    → +1.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+5.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.13 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
7 mph · gust 24 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-9.4°F over 72h86–61°F range

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

Nearby waters

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