Jay Lake

Sweet Grass County, MT

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

MAYBE on Jay Lake — moderate wind and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through and pressure swinging. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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MAYBE

Wed · Oct 28, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Jay Lake in Sweet Grass 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 9 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 16 mph; surface pressure near 712 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 19 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:27 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 October 26, 2026, 9:27 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
9mph

SW · gust 16

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
19°F

-7°C · hum 60%

Pressure
21.03inHg

Unstable

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    36° / 18°F
    9 mph · SWgust 43
    0.00 in
    ↓ -8.8 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    25° / 18°F
    22 mph · SWgust 45
    0.21 in
    ↑ +1.8 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    25° / 14°F
    9 mph · Sgust 29
    0.07 in
    ↑ +4.7 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 PM → 8 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    32° / 14°F
    7 mph · Sgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.7 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    37° / 18°F
    6 mph · SEgust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ -10.0 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    34° / 25°F
    7 mph · Sgust 14
    0.07 in
    ↓ +2.1 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    30° / 19°F
    7 mph · Sgust 20
    0.06 in
    ↓ -0.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+17.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.25 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
10 mph · gust 38 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-14.9°F over 72h36–14°F range

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

Nearby waters

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