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Lake conditions
Riley 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
- 72% illuminated, waxingWaxing Gibbous
- Est. surface temp
- 61.1°F
- Pressure
- 30.26 inHgFalling
Est. water temp
61.1°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Air vs. last week
6°F warmer
63°F now vs 57°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 7:24 AM
- Sunset
- 6:05 PM
- Moonrise
- 3:44 PM
- Moonset
- 12:56 AM
Sky, wind & pressuremidday · 6 PM
- Cloud cover
- 1%
- Precip chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 5 mph S
- Pressure
- 30.26 inHg Falling
Today's solunar periods
- Minor: 12:26 AM–1:26 AM
- Major: 7:27 AM–9:27 AM
- Minor: 3:14 PM–4:14 PM
- Major: 7:49 PM–9:49 PM
South wind at 5 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
Riley Lake · 45.8573, -90.1639
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Lake outline: WI DNR 24K Hydrography Lakes and Open Water