Torch Lake

Antrim County, MI

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

MAYBE on Torch 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).

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MAYBE

Fri · Jul 24, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Detroit)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Torch Lake in Antrim 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 6 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 17 mph; surface pressure near 1000 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 59 °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
6mph

SW · gust 17

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
59°F

15°C · hum 82%

Pressure
29.53inHg

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
    75° / 50°F
    6 mph · SWgust 17
    0.00 in
    → +0.8 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 57°F
    7 mph · Sgust 13
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.0 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 64°F
    14 mph · Sgust 27
    0.14 in
    ↓ -5.9 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 66°F
    5 mph · NWgust 19
    0.01 in
    → +0.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 66°F
    6 mph · Sgust 22
    0.05 in
    ↓ -5.8 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 64°F
    10 mph · Ngust 23
    0.00 in
    ↑ +8.1 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 55°F
    5 mph · NEgust 13
    0.00 in
    ↑ +1.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+4.1 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
0.51 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
10 mph · gust 32 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-4.7°F over 72h82–55°F range

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

About Torch Lake

Torch Lake, in Antrim County, MI, is Michigan's second largest inland lake and also the deepest.

Max depth
297 ft
Managing agency
Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Primary species: Lake trout, Smallmouth bass, Rock bass, Atlantic salmon, Muskellunge.

Nearby waters

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