Otter Lake

Benzie County, MI

MAYBEConfidence · Low

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Main reason

dry conditions across the window

Main risk

a front passing through

MAYBE on Otter 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, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Detroit)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Otter Lake in Benzie County, MI 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 southwest, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 1000 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, 11:45 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, 11:45 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind: 4mph
SW · gust 12
Rain / Weather: 0in
Clear
Temp: 63°F
17°C · hum 74%
Pressure: 29.53inHg
Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

Thu · Jul 23
Window passed
MAYBE
A front passing through
73° / 52°F
4 mph · SWgust 12
0.00 in
→ +1.2 hPa
Fri · Jul 24
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
A front passing through
79° / 55°F
4 mph · SEgust 17
0.00 in
↓ -4.9 hPa
Sat · Jul 25
4 AM → 8 AM
SKIP
Extreme gusts
77° / 59°F
7 mph · Sgust 29
0.46 in
↓ -5.8 hPa
Sun · Jul 26
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
A front passing through
88° / 68°F
7 mph · SWgust 19
0.12 in
→ -0.3 hPa
Mon · Jul 27
8 AM → 12 PM
MAYBE
A front passing through
91° / 66°F
4 mph · Ngust 27
0.01 in
↓ -5.9 hPa
Tue · Jul 28
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
A front passing through
82° / 64°F
4 mph · NEgust 25
0.00 in
↑ +8.3 hPa
Wed · Jul 29
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
A front passing through
84° / 59°F
4 mph · NEgust 23
0.00 in
↑ +1.2 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Unstable

+4.4 hPa over 72h

Rain

Dry stretch

0.02 in totallast 72h

Wind

Gusty

8 mph · gust 43 · W

Temperature

Cooler

-4.3°F over 72h81–55°F range

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

Nearby waters

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Davis Lake· Leelanau County, MI
Shorter Lake· Benzie County, MI
Bright Lake· Leelanau County, MI

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