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Lake conditions
South Rice Lake — 2026-10-20
Conditions overviewToday's environmental conditions for this lake. Pick a species above to layer its bite forecast on top.
- Season
- Fall
- Moon
- 70% illuminated, waxingWaxing Gibbous
- Est. surface temp
- 63.2°F
- Pressure
- 30.31 inHgFalling
Est. water temp
63.2°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Air vs. last week
2°F warmer
65°F now vs 63°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 7:21 AM
- Sunset
- 6:06 PM
- Moonrise
- 3:40 PM
- Moonset
- 12:58 AM
Sky, wind & pressuremidday · 3 PM
- Cloud cover
- 2%
- Precip chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 7 mph S
- Pressure
- 30.31 inHg Falling
Today's solunar periods
- Minor: 12:28 AM–1:28 AM
- Major: 7:26 AM–9:26 AM
- Minor: 3:10 PM–4:10 PM
- Major: 7:48 PM–9:48 PM
South wind at 7 mph — the north shore is windward.
Wind tends to push food, then baitfish, toward the bank it blows into — a rule of thumb, not a guarantee of where fish are. It says nothing about whether that shore is public or reachable.
Location
South Rice Lake · 44.7061, -89.9324
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Lake outline: WI DNR 24K Hydrography Lakes and Open Water