Patoka Lake

Orange County, IN

MAYBEConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Patoka Lake — 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).

Next forecast window
MAYBE

Fri · Jul 24, 1 PM → 5 PM (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Patoka Lake in Orange County, IN is MAYBE. 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, while the main watch-out was a front passing through. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 4 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 13 mph; surface pressure near 1001 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 63 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 10:38 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 July 23, 2026, 10:38 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

NE · gust 13

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
63°F

17°C · hum 81%

Pressure
29.56inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 57°F
    4 mph · NEgust 13
    0.00 in
    → +0.8 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    1 PM → 5 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 59°F
    4 mph · NEgust 10
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.8 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 66°F
    3 mph · SEgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.8 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 72°F
    7 mph · NWgust 19
    0.16 in
    ↓ -4.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    10 AM → 2 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 72°F
    12 mph · Sgust 35
    0.44 in
    ↓ -9.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 72°F
    8 mph · Wgust 35
    0.00 in
    ↑ +9.0 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    84° / 59°F
    6 mph · Ngust 17
    0.00 in
    ↑ +3.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.16 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 22 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-7.0°F over 72h90–68°F range

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

About Patoka Lake

Surface area
8,800 acres
Managing agency
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks

Primary species: Largemouth bass, Channel catfish, Hybrid striped bass, Striped bass, Walleye.

Notable structure: sandy flats.

Nearby waters

Weather data by Open-Meteo — CC BY 4.0. Fishing Weather derives the fishing read.