Fort Peck Lake

Valley County, MT

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

MAYBE on Fort Peck 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).

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Fri · Jul 24, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Fort Peck Lake in Valley 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 4 mph out of the south, gusting to 7 mph; surface pressure near 920 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 72 °F with mostly clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; 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

S · gust 7

Rain / Weather
0in

Mostly clear

Temp
72°F

22°C · hum 52%

Pressure
27.17inHg

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° / 70°F
    4 mph · Sgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 75°F
    7 mph · NWgust 35
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.5 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    106° / 77°F
    4 mph · Egust 28
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.8 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    102° / 81°F
    11 mph · NWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↑ +4.2 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 75°F
    5 mph · SEgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.8 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 75°F
    12 mph · NWgust 30
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.7 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 73°F
    4 mph · NEgust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Steady
+1.0 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
9 mph · gust 24 · E
Temperature
Warmer
+5.8°F over 72h86–61°F range

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

About Fort Peck Lake

Fort Peck Lake, in Valley County, MT, is Fort Peck Reservoir is the largest body of water in the state.

Primary species: Walleye, Northern pike, Lake trout, Smallmouth bass, Chinook salmon, Channel catfish, Paddlefish, Sauger.

Notable structure: cobble and boulder substrates along the dam face.

Nearby waters

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