Lake Ruth

McDonough County, IL

GOConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Lake Ruth — light winds and steady pressure trend for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window
GO

Tue · Oct 27, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Ruth in McDonough 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 4 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 7 mph; surface pressure near 1000 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 50 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:42 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, 9:42 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

SE · gust 7

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
50°F

10°C · hum 80%

Pressure
29.53inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Window passed
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 50°F
    4 mph · SEgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 52°F
    5 mph · Egust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 57°F
    7 mph · Sgust 36
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.6 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    5 PM → 9 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    73° / 61°F
    5 mph · NWgust 38
    0.20 in
    ↑ +3.3 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 59°F
    6 mph · Egust 25
    0.16 in
    → +0.4 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    8 AM → 12 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    63° / 57°F
    7 mph · SEgust 22
    0.27 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    1 PM → 5 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    64° / 57°F
    3 mph · NWgust 17
    0.06 in
    ↓ -2.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+2.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 17 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+4.0°F over 72h77–46°F range

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

Nearby waters

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