Zim Lake

Alpena County, MI

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

MAYBE on Zim 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 Zim Lake in Alpena 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 6 mph out of the west, gusting to 17 mph; surface pressure near 996 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 61 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:14 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, 11:14 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

W · gust 17

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
61°F

16°C · hum 64%

Pressure
29.41inHg

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° / 50°F
    6 mph · Wgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↑ +1.5 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    75° / 55°F
    4 mph · Wgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.1 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 59°F
    6 mph · SWgust 21
    0.03 in
    ↓ -6.9 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    84° / 63°F
    3 mph · NWgust 12
    0.13 in
    ↓ -0.4 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 61°F
    4 mph · SWgust 16
    0.28 in
    ↓ -7.6 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    79° / 61°F
    6 mph · NWgust 31
    0.05 in
    ↑ +6.9 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 54°F
    5 mph · NWgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↑ +3.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+3.1 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.28 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 33 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-1.1°F over 72h79–54°F range

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

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