Lake Potomac

Lake County, IL

GOConfidence · Low

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The highlighted window has passed. This read is still based on the latest cached weather; use the 7-Day forecast below for the next window.

Main reason

dry conditions across the window

GO on Lake Potomac — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window

Fri · Sep 11, Now → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Potomac in Lake County, IL is GO. 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 north, gusting to 10 mph; surface pressure near 990 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 73 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:20 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:20 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind: 3mph
N · gust 10
Rain / Weather: 0in
Overcast
Temp: 73°F
23°C · hum 53%
Pressure: 29.23inHg
Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

Thu · Sep 10
Window passed
GO
Dry conditions across the window
81° / 61°F
3 mph · Ngust 14
0.00 in
→ +1.3 hPa
Fri · Sep 11
Now → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
84° / 57°F
6 mph · Sgust 17
0.00 in
↓ -3.9 hPa
Sat · Sep 12
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
84° / 63°F
7 mph · Sgust 25
0.00 in
→ +2.2 hPa
Sun · Sep 13
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
72° / 59°F
6 mph · Ngust 23
0.06 in
↑ +5.4 hPa
Mon · Sep 14
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
79° / 63°F
11 mph · Egust 42
0.54 in
↓ -10.4 hPa
Tue · Sep 15
5 PM → 9 PM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
79° / 61°F
7 mph · Ngust 42
0.07 in
↑ +11.7 hPa
Wed · Sep 16
4 AM → 8 AM
GO
Dry conditions across the window
63° / 57°F
9 mph · NEgust 19
0.46 in
↑ +1.2 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Falling

-4.3 hPa over 72h

Rain

Dry stretch

0.00 in totallast 72h

Wind

Gusty

6 mph · gust 29 · S

Temperature

Warmer

+8.8°F over 72h82–59°F range

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

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