McDonald Reservoir

Las Animas County, CO

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

MAYBE on McDonald 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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MAYBE

Fri · Jul 24, 7 AM → 11 AM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for McDonald Reservoir in Las Animas 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 7 mph out of the west, gusting to 25 mph; surface pressure near 786 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 70 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:29 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, 11:29 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

W · gust 25

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
70°F

21°C · hum 54%

Pressure
23.21inHg

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
    86° / 59°F
    7 mph · Wgust 25
    0.02 in
    ↓ +3.7 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    86° / 61°F
    4 mph · Ngust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.0 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    95° / 64°F
    6 mph · Wgust 13
    0.02 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 64°F
    6 mph · SWgust 13
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.6 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 64°F
    6 mph · Wgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.9 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 61°F
    4 mph · Wgust 26
    0.26 in
    ↓ +0.3 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 61°F
    6 mph · SWgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.8 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
-0.7 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 30 · S
Temperature
Warmer
+2.3°F over 72h88–57°F range

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

Nearby waters

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