Pretty Lake map & radar · IN
Wind forecast, gusts, and gage height for small-craft sailing at Pretty Lake (Pretty Lake Near Stroh).
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Pretty Lake map & radar
Live rain radar over the lake and its shoreline, plus every mapped launch ramp, marina, and sailing club in the area.
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Launch ramps & marinas nearby
From OpenStreetMap · within ~8 miles of the gauge
Reading the radar
- Blue→green→yellow→red = light → heavy precipitation. Green already means small-craft weather is building; red means get off the water.
- Drag the slider past “now” for RainViewer’s nowcast — a 30-minute radar extrapolation, handy for timing a last reach before the cell arrives.
- Radar is precipitation only: it will not show the clear-air gust fronts that precede thunderstorms. Combine with the hourly forecast rain-probability column.
About this lake
- Location
- 41.5798°, -85.2453°
- Gauge datum
- 960 ft
- USGS gauge
- 04099620
- Water temp sensor
- No
Water level data comes from the USGS gauge above; wind is modeled for the lake’s coordinates by Open-Meteo. Always confirm conditions locally before launching — shorelines, ramps, and trees can all change what you feel on the water. Midwest lakes are dominated by pre-frontal south winds that build through the day, then swing northwest sharply behind a cold front — the shift can arrive in minutes and double the gusts, especially on east–west basins.
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