Elephant Butte Reservoir

Sierra County, NM

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

MAYBE on Elephant Butte Reservoir — 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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Fri · Sep 11, 8 AM → 12 PM (America/Denver)

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The latest cached fishing-weather read for Elephant Butte Reservoir in Sierra County, NM 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 south, gusting to 6 mph; surface pressure near 870 hPa on a rising trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 77 °F with clear dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:00 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, 1:00 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

S · gust 6

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
77°F

25°C · hum 58%

Pressure
25.69inHg

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
    97° / 66°F
    4 mph · Sgust 13
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.7 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    99° / 64°F
    4 mph · NEgust 29
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.6 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    95° / 77°F
    5 mph · NWgust 35
    0.01 in
    ↓ +2.1 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    95° / 75°F
    3 mph · SWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.7 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 72°F
    4 mph · SWgust 27
    0.11 in
    ↑ +6.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 70°F
    3 mph · SWgust 14
    0.08 in
    ↓ +0.9 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 70°F
    2 mph · SEgust 6
    0.26 in
    ↓ +0.9 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.2 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.02 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
5 mph · gust 29 · N
Temperature
Cooler
-7.7°F over 72h97–70°F range

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

About Elephant Butte Reservoir

Elephant Butte Reservoir, in Sierra County, NM, is New Mexico's largest State Park.

Surface area
40,000 acres
Max depth
165 ft
Managing agency
New Mexico State Parks Division (EMNRD)
Dam
Elephant Butte Dam (Rio Grande)

Primary species: Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, White bass, Striped bass, Channel catfish, White crappie, Bluegill, Blue catfish.

Nearby waters

Weather data by Open-Meteo — CC BY 4.0. Fishing Weather derives the fishing read.