McDonald Lake

Washington County, MN

GOConfidence · Medium
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Main reason
falling pressure ahead of a system

GO on McDonald Lake — light winds and falling pressure ahead of a system for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window
GO

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

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for McDonald Lake in Washington 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 falling pressure ahead of a system. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 3 mph out of the west, gusting to 8 mph; surface pressure near 985 hPa on a falling trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 68 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:17 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, 1:17 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
3mph

W · gust 8

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
68°F

20°C · hum 57%

Pressure
29.09inHg

Falling

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    81° / 54°F
    3 mph · Wgust 15
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    86° / 61°F
    7 mph · Sgust 40
    0.00 in
    ↓ -10.9 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    7 PM → 11 PM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    77° / 59°F
    7 mph · NWgust 39
    0.00 in
    ↑ +14.5 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    64° / 50°F
    5 mph · NEgust 21
    0.00 in
    ↑ +3.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    7 PM → 11 PM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    68° / 54°F
    9 mph · SWgust 42
    0.70 in
    ↓ -10.0 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    64° / 50°F
    5 mph · Wgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↑ +13.4 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    66° / 48°F
    4 mph · Egust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Falling
-1.6 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.06 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
8 mph · gust 30 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-6.8°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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