Lost Sheep Lake

Missoula County, MT

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Wed · Oct 28, 4 PM → 8 PM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Lost Sheep Lake — light winds 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Lost Sheep Lake in Missoula County, MT is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Wed, Oct 28 from 4 PM to 8 PM (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 3 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 11 mph, surface pressure near 784 hPa on an unstable trend, and rainfall totaling 0.02 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 28 °F, with a dominant forecast of snow showers. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:16 AM 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 October 26, 2026, 9:16 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
3mph

SW · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0.02in

Snow showers

Temp
28°F

-2°C · hum 90%

Pressure
23.15inHg

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
    45° / 30°F
    12 mph · Sgust 31
    0.58 in
    ↓ -4.3 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    2 PM → 6 PM
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    30° / 25°F
    16 mph · SWgust 42
    0.69 in
    ↓ +1.5 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 PM → 8 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    30° / 19°F
    3 mph · SWgust 14
    0.27 in
    ↑ +6.1 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    32° / 18°F
    2 mph · SEgust 4
    0.05 in
    ↓ +0.1 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    36° / 19°F
    5 mph · Egust 6
    0.01 in
    ↓ -3.9 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    36° / 23°F
    2 mph · SWgust 4
    0.07 in
    ↓ +0.1 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    10 AM → 2 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    30° / 16°F
    3 mph · Wgust 9
    0.12 in
    ↑ +6.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+14.8 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.24 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 25 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-13.0°F over 72h45–25°F range

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

Nearby waters

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