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 · Sep 11, 10 AM → 2 PM (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 west, gusting to 24 mph; surface pressure near 859 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 64 °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
5mph

W · gust 24

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
64°F

18°C · hum 42%

Pressure
25.37inHg

Rising

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
    75° / 59°F
    5 mph · Wgust 40
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.1 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    10 AM → 2 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 43°F
    5 mph · Egust 20
    0.19 in
    ↑ +12.3 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    46° / 41°F
    3 mph · Ngust 15
    0.01 in
    ↓ -2.5 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    2 PM → 6 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    45° / 39°F
    6 mph · Wgust 17
    0.29 in
    ↓ -1.3 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    59° / 37°F
    7 mph · Wgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↑ +5.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 41°F
    4 mph · NEgust 10
    0.02 in
    ↑ +4.6 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 41°F
    7 mph · SWgust 6
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.7 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+1.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.17 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
19 mph · gust 54 · W
Temperature
Warmer
+6.7°F over 72h70–48°F range

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

Nearby waters

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