Jim Lake

Otter Tail County, MN

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

MAYBE on Jim 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 · Sep 11, Now → 8 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Jim Lake in Otter Tail County, MN 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 7 mph out of the south, gusting to 20 mph; surface pressure near 960 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 66 °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
7mph

S · gust 20

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
66°F

19°C · hum 57%

Pressure
28.35inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 50°F
    7 mph · Sgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    84° / 59°F
    6 mph · Sgust 37
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.6 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 52°F
    7 mph · Ngust 33
    0.00 in
    ↑ +13.9 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    59° / 46°F
    5 mph · Egust 15
    0.06 in
    ↓ +0.7 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 48°F
    7 mph · Wgust 39
    0.40 in
    ↓ -8.2 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 PM → 8 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 50°F
    7 mph · NWgust 27
    0.01 in
    ↑ +14.6 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 45°F
    4 mph · SEgust 7
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
-2.0 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.15 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 39 · SW
Temperature
Cooler
-13.1°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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