Lake Sakakawea

Mountrail County, ND

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

MAYBE on Lake Sakakawea — 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/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Lake Sakakawea in Mountrail County, ND 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 4 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 10 mph; surface pressure near 950 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 63 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated July 23, 2026, 10:38 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, 10:38 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

SE · gust 10

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
63°F

17°C · hum 78%

Pressure
28.05inHg

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
    93° / 61°F
    4 mph · SEgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.2 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 72°F
    7 mph · Egust 39
    0.03 in
    ↓ -2.4 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    108° / 66°F
    4 mph · Egust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.2 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    109° / 77°F
    4 mph · SEgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.5 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    100° / 70°F
    6 mph · NWgust 23
    0.00 in
    ↓ +3.2 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    109° / 68°F
    7 mph · Sgust 30
    0.07 in
    ↓ -0.6 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    102° / 68°F
    6 mph · Wgust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.1 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+7.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
9 mph · gust 35 · N
Temperature
Cooler
-1.3°F over 72h88–48°F range

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

About Lake Sakakawea

Surface area
308,000 acres
Elevation
1,837.5 ft
Managing agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Omaha District)
Dam
Garrison Dam (Missouri River)

Primary species: Walleye, Northern pike, Smallmouth bass, Chinook salmon, Channel catfish.

Nearby waters

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