Nelsons Reservoir

Valley County, MT

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Now → 1 PM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Nelsons Reservoir — 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Nelsons Reservoir in Valley County, MT is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 9 AM to 1 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 south, gusting to 11 mph, surface pressure near 925 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 81 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:20 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 July 23, 2026, 11:20 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
3mph

S · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
81°F

27°C · hum 43%

Pressure
27.32inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Now → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    95° / 57°F
    3 mph · Sgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.6 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 70°F
    6 mph · Ngust 31
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.9 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    106° / 72°F
    4 mph · Sgust 23
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.1 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 79°F
    11 mph · NWgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↑ +4.5 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 72°F
    3 mph · Sgust 16
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 73°F
    7 mph · NWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ +1.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 73°F
    4 mph · Wgust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Steady
+1.3 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
7 mph · gust 24 · E
Temperature
Warmer
+6.1°F over 72h86–50°F range

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

Nearby waters

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