Smith Lake

Lewis and Clark County, MT

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

MAYBE on Smith 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 · Jul 24, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Denver)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Smith Lake in Lewis and Clark 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 5 mph out of the southwest, gusting to 13 mph; surface pressure near 864 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 70 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:10 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 July 23, 2026, 11:10 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
5mph

SW · gust 13

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
70°F

21°C · hum 46%

Pressure
25.51inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    88° / 64°F
    5 mph · SWgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.4 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 63°F
    4 mph · Sgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 66°F
    7 mph · SWgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.2 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    91° / 64°F
    7 mph · SWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.0 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    91° / 64°F
    7 mph · SWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 61°F
    7 mph · Wgust 20
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    95° / 63°F
    7 mph · Wgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Falling
+0.1 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
5 mph · gust 14 · NE
Temperature
Warmer
+6.7°F over 72h88–57°F range

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

Nearby waters

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