Lake Murphysboro

Jackson County, IL

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

MAYBE on Lake Murphysboro — 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).

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MAYBE

Fri · Jul 24, 8 AM → 12 PM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Murphysboro in Jackson County, IL 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 6 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 1006 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 68 °F with mostly clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:37 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, 11:37 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

NE · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Mostly clear

Temp
68°F

20°C · hum 75%

Pressure
29.71inHg

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
    81° / 63°F
    6 mph · NEgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.8 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 66°F
    4 mph · SWgust 14
    0.15 in
    ↓ -1.2 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    88° / 68°F
    4 mph · Sgust 25
    0.19 in
    ↓ -4.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 75°F
    6 mph · SWgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    104° / 77°F
    7 mph · SWgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 77°F
    6 mph · Wgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↑ +8.0 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    102° / 77°F
    6 mph · NEgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↑ +2.9 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+5.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 19 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-5.2°F over 72h91–68°F range

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

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