Hicks Lake

Deer Lodge County, MT

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

MAYBE on Hicks 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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MAYBE

Fri · Sep 11, Now → 8 AM (America/Denver)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Hicks Lake in Deer Lodge 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 northwest, gusting to 16 mph; surface pressure near 716 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 45 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:26 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:26 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

NW · gust 16

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
45°F

7°C · hum 43%

Pressure
21.14inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 37°F
    8 mph · NWgust 33
    0.00 in
    ↓ -10.1 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    Now → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 32°F
    5 mph · NWgust 27
    0.00 in
    ↑ +4.5 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 27°F
    4 mph · Egust 20
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.4 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    32° / 27°F
    4 mph · Egust 18
    0.53 in
    ↑ +9.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    39° / 25°F
    4 mph · SWgust 12
    0.03 in
    ↓ +1.7 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 23°F
    5 mph · Ngust 9
    0.09 in
    ↓ +4.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    2 PM → 6 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 25°F
    3 mph · Wgust 4
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+8.4 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.35 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 31 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-1.3°F over 72h50–28°F range

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

Nearby waters

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