Third Branch Lake

Chesterfield County, VA

GOConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 3 PM → 7 PM (America/New_York)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Third Branch Lake — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Third Branch Lake in Chesterfield County, VA is GO, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 3 PM to 7 PM (America/New_York). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, with no loud weather risk flagged for this window. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 12 mph, surface pressure near 1012 hPa on a steady trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 77 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:21 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, 11:21 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

NE · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
77°F

25°C · hum 61%

Pressure
29.88inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    3 PM → 7 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    79° / 70°F
    7 mph · NEgust 23
    0.03 in
    ↑ +5.6 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    81° / 68°F
    4 mph · NEgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    6 AM → 10 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    81° / 68°F
    4 mph · NEgust 7
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    90° / 64°F
    3 mph · Sgust 19
    2.57 in
    ↓ -4.9 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    84° / 66°F
    4 mph · NEgust 11
    0.08 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Light winds
    90° / 70°F
    4 mph · Sgust 25
    0.41 in
    ↓ -5.3 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    84° / 68°F
    6 mph · NWgust 24
    0.02 in
    ↑ +8.0 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Falling
+0.7 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
4.51 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
5 mph · gust 25 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-2.9°F over 72h88–72°F range

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

Nearby waters

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