Cottonwood Lake

Blue Earth County, MN

GOConfidence · Medium
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Cottonwood Lake — light winds and steady pressure trend for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window
GO

Fri · Sep 11, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Cottonwood Lake in Blue Earth County, MN is GO. 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. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 3 mph out of the south, gusting to 7 mph; surface pressure near 981 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 70 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:20 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:20 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
3mph

S · gust 7

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
70°F

21°C · hum 59%

Pressure
28.97inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    77° / 54°F
    3 mph · Sgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.3 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    84° / 63°F
    11 mph · Sgust 39
    0.00 in
    ↓ -9.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    5 PM → 9 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    79° / 61°F
    6 mph · Ngust 37
    0.00 in
    ↑ +13.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    68° / 52°F
    7 mph · NEgust 22
    0.30 in
    ↑ +1.6 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    2 PM → 6 PM
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    73° / 57°F
    11 mph · Sgust 47
    0.67 in
    ↓ -5.9 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    5 PM → 9 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    72° / 52°F
    7 mph · NWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↑ +11.1 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    10 AM → 2 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    64° / 52°F
    7 mph · Egust 17
    0.11 in
    ↓ +0.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Steady
+0.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.20 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 32 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-6.3°F over 72h82–59°F range

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

Nearby waters

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