Portage Lake

St. Joseph County, MI

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

MAYBE on Portage 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 Portage Lake in St. Joseph 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 3 mph out of the east, gusting to 7 mph; surface pressure near 992 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 low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:33 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, 11:33 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
3mph

E · gust 7

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
70°F

21°C · hum 38%

Pressure
29.29inHg

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
    77° / 48°F
    3 mph · Egust 11
    0.00 in
    → +0.8 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 54°F
    5 mph · Egust 9
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 57°F
    5 mph · SWgust 21
    0.01 in
    ↓ -4.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 68°F
    5 mph · Wgust 25
    0.30 in
    ↓ -3.8 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 68°F
    6 mph · Wgust 34
    0.60 in
    ↓ -9.8 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 64°F
    14 mph · Ngust 30
    0.01 in
    ↑ +11.2 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    79° / 55°F
    7 mph · Ngust 25
    0.00 in
    ↑ +3.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+3.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 28 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-4.9°F over 72h82–52°F range

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

Nearby waters

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