James Lake

Powell County, MT

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

MAYBE on James 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, 11 AM → 3 PM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for James Lake in Powell 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 southwest, gusting to 22 mph; surface pressure near 866 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 63 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:18 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, 1:18 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

SW · gust 22

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
63°F

17°C · hum 54%

Pressure
25.57inHg

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
    73° / 46°F
    4 mph · SWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.3 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    59° / 46°F
    4 mph · Sgust 18
    0.30 in
    ↑ +8.5 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 45°F
    4 mph · Egust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.5 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    48° / 39°F
    4 mph · Wgust 19
    0.45 in
    ↑ +4.7 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    3 PM → 7 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    55° / 37°F
    4 mph · Wgust 9
    0.12 in
    → +2.9 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    1 PM → 5 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 37°F
    3 mph · Wgust 7
    0.02 in
    → +4.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    66° / 39°F
    1 mph · NEgust 4
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.9 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
0.56 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
5 mph · gust 28 · W
Temperature
Warmer
+0.5°F over 72h66–39°F range

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

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