Norton Lake

Mason County, IL

GOConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Norton Lake — 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, 7 AM → 11 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Norton Lake in Mason 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 5 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 11 mph; surface pressure near 1004 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 48 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:49 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, 9:49 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
5mph

SE · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
48°F

9°C · hum 90%

Pressure
29.65inHg

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° / 48°F
    5 mph · SEgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.5 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    7 AM → 11 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 52°F
    7 mph · Sgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.0 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    75° / 55°F
    6 mph · Sgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.9 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    5 PM → 9 PM
    GO
    Steady pressure trend
    77° / 61°F
    7 mph · NWgust 34
    0.17 in
    ↑ +1.8 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    12 PM → 4 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    70° / 59°F
    7 mph · Egust 19
    0.26 in
    → +0.7 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    68° / 61°F
    7 mph · Egust 25
    0.11 in
    ↓ -3.2 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    61° / 57°F
    4 mph · SEgust 19
    0.07 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+3.0 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
6 mph · gust 17 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+2.2°F over 72h75–46°F range

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

Nearby waters

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