James Lake

Otter Tail County, MN

MAYBEConfidence · Medium

Best bite window

Sat · Sep 12, 7 PM → 11 PM (America/Chicago)

Main reason

dry conditions across the window

Main risk

a front passing through

MAYBE on James 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for James Lake in Otter Tail County, MN is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Sat, Sep 12 from 7 PM to 11 PM (America/Chicago). 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 north, gusting to 16 mph, surface pressure near 968 hPa on a steady trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 57 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this 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 alone; 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: 7mph
N · gust 16
Rain / Weather: 0in
Overcast
Temp: 57°F
14°C · hum 45%
Pressure: 28.59inHg
Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

Thu · Sep 10
Window passed
MAYBE
A front passing through
81° / 52°F
11 mph · Sgust 26
0.00 in
↓ -8.0 hPa
Fri · Sep 11
Now → 8 AM
MAYBE
A front passing through
88° / 63°F
12 mph · Sgust 38
0.00 in
↓ -4.5 hPa
Sat · Sep 12
7 PM → 11 PM
MAYBE
A front passing through
68° / 52°F
7 mph · Ngust 37
0.00 in
↑ +13.8 hPa
Sun · Sep 13
8 AM → 12 PM
MAYBE
A front passing through
59° / 48°F
4 mph · NEgust 19
0.06 in
↓ -0.1 hPa
Mon · Sep 14
7 PM → 11 PM
MAYBE
A front passing through
59° / 50°F
7 mph · Wgust 41
0.24 in
↓ -7.4 hPa
Tue · Sep 15
4 PM → 8 PM
MAYBE
A front passing through
61° / 48°F
7 mph · Ngust 29
0.01 in
↑ +14.0 hPa
Wed · Sep 16
4 AM → 8 AM
MAYBE
A front passing through
68° / 46°F
5 mph · SEgust 8
0.00 in
↓ -3.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure

Rising

-1.3 hPa over 72h

Rain

Dry stretch

0.00 in totallast 72h

Wind

Gusty

11 mph · gust 38 · SW

Temperature

Cooler

-10.6°F over 72h86–57°F range

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

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