McDonald Lake

Barnes County, ND

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

MAYBE on McDonald 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

Tue · Oct 27, 5 AM → 9 AM (America/Chicago)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for McDonald Lake in Barnes 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 6 mph out of the northeast, gusting to 18 mph; surface pressure near 987 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 32 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:44 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, 9:44 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

NE · gust 18

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
32°F

0°C · hum 80%

Pressure
29.15inHg

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
    39° / 32°F
    6 mph · NEgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -7.3 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    43° / 34°F
    6 mph · Egust 20
    0.16 in
    ↓ -13.4 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    55° / 41°F
    7 mph · SWgust 18
    0.00 in
    ↑ +3.7 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    3 PM → 7 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 39°F
    7 mph · NWgust 18
    0.00 in
    ↑ +8.7 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    50° / 34°F
    6 mph · Ngust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.6 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 41°F
    9 mph · SEgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -9.5 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 52°F
    6 mph · Sgust 18
    0.06 in
    ↓ -3.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+20.6 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
12 mph · gust 43 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-23.6°F over 72h70–28°F range

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

Nearby waters

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