McPhee Reservoir

Montezuma County, CO

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

MAYBE on McPhee Reservoir — 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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Fri · Jul 24, 6 AM → 10 AM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for McPhee Reservoir in Montezuma County, CO 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 4 mph out of the east, gusting to 10 mph; surface pressure near 780 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 57 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 10:38 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, 10:38 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

E · gust 10

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
57°F

14°C · hum 76%

Pressure
23.03inHg

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
    82° / 55°F
    4 mph · Egust 10
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.4 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    88° / 64°F
    7 mph · NEgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 63°F
    7 mph · NEgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.2 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 61°F
    7 mph · NEgust 40
    0.11 in
    ↓ +0.2 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 61°F
    7 mph · NEgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 63°F
    7 mph · NEgust 16
    0.04 in
    ↓ -0.1 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 61°F
    7 mph · NEgust 21
    0.08 in
    ↓ +1.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+6.7 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
7 mph · gust 21 · SE
Temperature
Warmer
+1.1°F over 72h86–57°F range

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

About McPhee Reservoir

McPhee Reservoir, in Montezuma County, CO, is second largest lake in Colorado.

Primary species: Walleye, Smallmouth bass, Largemouth bass, Crappie, Northern pike, Kokanee salmon.

Notable structure: tributary arms.

Nearby waters

Weather data by Open-Meteo — CC BY 4.0. Fishing Weather derives the fishing read.