Waptus Lake

Clearwater County, MN

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 8 PM → 12 AM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Waptus Lake — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Waptus Lake in Clearwater County, MN is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 8 PM to 12 AM (America/Chicago). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the south, gusting to 16 mph, surface pressure near 961 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 72 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:29 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, 11:29 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

S · gust 16

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
72°F

22°C · hum 51%

Pressure
28.38inHg

Rising

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
    81° / 55°F
    9 mph · SWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.1 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 61°F
    7 mph · Sgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.9 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    91° / 66°F
    4 mph · Wgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↑ +4.0 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    3 PM → 7 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    102° / 64°F
    7 mph · SEgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.9 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 63°F
    3 mph · Egust 31
    0.00 in
    ↑ +5.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    88° / 59°F
    4 mph · Egust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.7 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 64°F
    6 mph · Sgust 30
    0.01 in
    ↓ -3.7 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+13.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 34 · NW
Temperature
Cooler
-14.9°F over 72h81–46°F range

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

Nearby waters

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