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Lake conditions
Des Moines 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
- 71% illuminated, waxingWaxing Gibbous
- Est. surface temp
- 66°F
- Pressure
- 30.24 inHgFalling
Est. water temp
66°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Air vs. last week
12°F warmer
67°F now vs 55°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 7:32 AM
- Sunset
- 6:13 PM
- Moonrise
- 3:52 PM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
Sky, wind & pressuremidday · 4 PM
- Cloud cover
- 2%
- Precip chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 10 mph S
- Pressure
- 30.24 inHg Falling
Today's solunar periods
- Minor: 12:34 AM–1:34 AM
- Major: 7:35 AM–9:35 AM
- Minor: 3:22 PM–4:22 PM
- Major: 7:57 PM–9:57 PM
South wind at 10 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
Des Moines Lake · 45.9966, -92.1350
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Lake outline: WI DNR 24K Hydrography Lakes and Open Water