Matchett Lake

Charlevoix County, MI

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 7 PM → 11 PM (America/Detroit)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Matchett Lake — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Watch a front passing through and pressure swinging. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Matchett Lake in Charlevoix County, MI is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 7 PM to 11 PM (America/Detroit). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 15 mph, surface pressure near 991 hPa on an unstable trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 66 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED July 23, 2026, 11:06 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SW · gust 15

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
66°F

19°C · hum 51%

Pressure
29.26inHg

Unstable

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 50°F
    7 mph · SWgust 19
    0.00 in
    → +0.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    79° / 55°F
    6 mph · Sgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.0 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    75° / 63°F
    11 mph · SWgust 29
    0.16 in
    ↓ -6.0 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 66°F
    7 mph · Ngust 19
    0.00 in
    → +0.4 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 64°F
    7 mph · Sgust 17
    0.04 in
    ↓ -5.0 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 63°F
    11 mph · Ngust 26
    0.00 in
    ↑ +7.8 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 57°F
    6 mph · NEgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↑ +1.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+4.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
1.77 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 37 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-5.2°F over 72h81–54°F range

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

Nearby waters

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