South Kootenai Lake

Ravalli County, MT

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

MAYBE on South Kootenai 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).

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MAYBE

Wed · Oct 28, 9 AM → 1 PM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for South Kootenai Lake in Ravalli 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 southeast, gusting to 14 mph; surface pressure near 772 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 39 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:51 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 October 26, 2026, 9:51 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SE · gust 14

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
39°F

4°C · hum 57%

Pressure
22.80inHg

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
    41° / 27°F
    7 mph · SEgust 30
    0.40 in
    ↓ -1.4 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    7 PM → 11 PM
    SKIP
    Extreme gusts
    27° / 23°F
    13 mph · Wgust 36
    0.50 in
    ↓ +0.1 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    34° / 19°F
    4 mph · SWgust 14
    0.15 in
    ↑ +4.4 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    36° / 16°F
    4 mph · Wgust 4
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.8 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    39° / 23°F
    1 mph · SWgust 5
    0.10 in
    ↓ -2.5 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    37° / 25°F
    4 mph · SEgust 6
    0.05 in
    ↓ +0.9 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    32° / 19°F
    4 mph · NWgust 9
    0.13 in
    ↑ +7.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+13.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.37 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
8 mph · gust 31 · SW
Temperature
Cooler
-8.5°F over 72h43–21°F range

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

Nearby waters

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South Kootenai Lake Fishing Forecast - 7-Day Windows (MT)