Portales Lake

Gonzales County, TX

GOConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 9 PM → 1 AM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
falling pressure ahead of a system

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

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Portales Lake in Gonzales County, TX is GO, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 9 PM to 1 AM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is falling pressure ahead of a system, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 19 mph, surface pressure near 996 hPa on a falling trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 84 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:17 AM 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 July 23, 2026, 11:17 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SE · gust 19

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
84°F

29°C · hum 74%

Pressure
29.41inHg

Falling

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    97° / 79°F
    7 mph · NEgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.2 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    91° / 77°F
    11 mph · Sgust 25
    0.30 in
    ↑ +3.8 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    100° / 73°F
    6 mph · Sgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    100° / 73°F
    6 mph · Sgust 26
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    102° / 73°F
    6 mph · Sgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.6 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    104° / 73°F
    7 mph · Sgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.2 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    5 AM → 9 AM
    GO
    Falling pressure ahead of a system
    104° / 72°F
    7 mph · SWgust 28
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.9 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Falling
-4.4 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 21 · S
Temperature
Warmer
+7.9°F over 72h100–75°F range

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

Nearby waters

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