Dean Lake

Flathead County, MT

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Fri · Sep 11, 10 PM → 2 AM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Dean Lake — 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Dean Lake in Flathead County, MT is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Fri, Sep 11 from 10 PM to 2 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 6 mph out of the east, gusting to 11 mph, surface pressure near 779 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 34 °F, with a dominant forecast of fog. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:28 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:28 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

E · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0in

Fog

Temp
34°F

1°C · hum 96%

Pressure
23.00inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    54° / 41°F
    12 mph · Wgust 39
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.2 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 34°F
    11 mph · Wgust 25
    0.47 in
    ↑ +10.5 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 34°F
    3 mph · Egust 15
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.0 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    36° / 30°F
    4 mph · Wgust 27
    0.28 in
    ↑ +0.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    41° / 30°F
    4 mph · Wgust 11
    0.04 in
    ↑ +4.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    46° / 28°F
    4 mph · Egust 5
    0.12 in
    ↑ +4.7 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    55° / 28°F
    3 mph · Wgust 9
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.9 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+2.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
1.74 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
14 mph · gust 42 · W
Temperature
Steady
0.0°F over 72h50–34°F range

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

Nearby waters

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