Ardis Reservoir

Valley County, MT

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Wed · Oct 28, 8 PM → 12 AM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Ardis Reservoir — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through and pressure swinging. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Ardis Reservoir in Valley County, MT is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Wed, Oct 28 from 8 PM to 12 AM (America/Denver). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the northwest, gusting to 20 mph, surface pressure near 917 hPa on an unstable trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 30 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED October 26, 2026, 9:20 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

NW · gust 20

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
30°F

-1°C · hum 80%

Pressure
27.08inHg

Unstable

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    43° / 27°F
    11 mph · Egust 34
    0.00 in
    ↓ -13.7 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    11 AM → 3 PM
    SKIP
    A front passing through
    41° / 32°F
    9 mph · Sgust 33
    0.31 in
    ↓ -7.3 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    41° / 30°F
    12 mph · NWgust 28
    0.00 in
    ↑ +13.3 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    2 PM → 6 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    37° / 27°F
    7 mph · NWgust 21
    0.00 in
    ↑ +6.1 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 28°F
    7 mph · Egust 30
    0.00 in
    ↓ -13.6 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    52° / 36°F
    3 mph · SEgust 19
    0.00 in
    → +1.2 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    50° / 39°F
    4 mph · Sgust 9
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+23.4 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.28 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
14 mph · gust 43 · NE
Temperature
Cooler
-18.4°F over 72h63–25°F range

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

Nearby waters

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