Elephant Butte Reservoir

Sierra County, NM

GOConfidence · Low
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Main reason
dry conditions across the window

GO on Elephant Butte Reservoir — light winds and dry conditions across the window for this window. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Next forecast window
GO

Fri · Jul 24, 10 AM → 2 PM (America/Denver)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Elephant Butte Reservoir in Sierra County, NM is GO. 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. Its cached forecast evidence included wind near 6 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 9 mph; surface pressure near 870 hPa on a steady 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 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
6mph

SE · gust 9

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
77°F

25°C · hum 41%

Pressure
25.69inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    102° / 73°F
    6 mph · SEgust 14
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.9 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    10 AM → 2 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    104° / 73°F
    3 mph · Egust 33
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.5 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    99° / 79°F
    6 mph · SWgust 20
    0.08 in
    ↑ +4.2 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    9 AM → 1 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    99° / 77°F
    3 mph · Sgust 16
    0.07 in
    ↓ -6.1 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    100° / 82°F
    6 mph · NWgust 17
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.3 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    6 AM → 10 AM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    104° / 81°F
    7 mph · NWgust 24
    0.06 in
    ↓ +3.5 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    5 PM → 9 PM
    GO
    Dry conditions across the window
    99° / 79°F
    4 mph · SWgust 24
    0.01 in
    ↓ -1.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
-0.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Calm wind
6 mph · gust 22 · S
Temperature
Warmer
+5.4°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.