Sterling Lake

Lake County, IL

GOConfidence · Medium
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Sterling Lake — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window
GO

Tue · Oct 27, 5 PM → 9 PM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Sterling Lake 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 6 mph out of the north, gusting to 19 mph; surface pressure near 1003 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 52 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:27 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, 9:27 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

N · gust 19

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
52°F

11°C · hum 92%

Pressure
29.62inHg

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
    59° / 50°F
    6 mph · Ngust 24
    0.00 in
    → +1.0 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    5 PM → 9 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    61° / 52°F
    7 mph · SEgust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.4 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    72° / 55°F
    6 mph · SWgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.8 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 PM → 8 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    66° / 57°F
    7 mph · Wgust 42
    0.09 in
    ↑ +4.2 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    61° / 52°F
    5 mph · NEgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↑ +2.8 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    2 PM → 6 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    55° / 52°F
    7 mph · Egust 21
    0.10 in
    ↓ -5.0 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    9 AM → 1 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    59° / 54°F
    4 mph · Egust 10
    0.08 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+1.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 16 · S
Temperature
Warmer
+8.1°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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