Shady Rest Reservoir

Powder River County, MT

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

MAYBE on Shady Rest Reservoir — 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).

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MAYBE

Fri · Sep 11, 7 AM → 11 AM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Shady Rest Reservoir in Powder River 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 19 mph; surface pressure near 874 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 82 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; 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
7mph

NW · gust 19

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
82°F

28°C · hum 13%

Pressure
25.81inHg

Unstable

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
    84° / 52°F
    7 mph · NWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -15.3 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    7 AM → 11 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 55°F
    7 mph · Wgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↑ +12.6 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 46°F
    5 mph · NEgust 32
    0.02 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 50°F
    14 mph · Egust 32
    0.05 in
    ↓ -4.2 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    64° / 43°F
    8 mph · NWgust 33
    0.00 in
    ↑ +13.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    66° / 39°F
    4 mph · Egust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.6 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 50°F
    4 mph · Ngust 17
    0.01 in
    ↓ +1.8 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+15.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
12 mph · gust 40 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-16.6°F over 72h82–46°F range

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

Nearby waters

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Shady Rest Reservoir Fishing Forecast - 7-Day Windows (MT)