Big Drop Reservoir

Dawson County, MT

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

MAYBE on Big Drop Reservoir — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system 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, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Denver)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Big Drop Reservoir in Dawson County, MT 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 south, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 924 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 79 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:39 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, 11:39 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

S · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
79°F

26°C · hum 53%

Pressure
27.29inHg

Rising

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
    95° / 63°F
    7 mph · Sgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 73°F
    9 mph · Sgust 36
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.9 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    108° / 75°F
    4 mph · Sgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.9 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    106° / 79°F
    3 mph · SWgust 30
    0.00 in
    → +2.4 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    102° / 73°F
    4 mph · NEgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ 0.0 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    104° / 73°F
    4 mph · NEgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    108° / 73°F
    7 mph · SEgust 19
    0.01 in
    ↓ -0.2 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.8 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
10 mph · gust 32 · E
Temperature
Cooler
-0.2°F over 72h90–59°F range

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

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