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 dry conditions across the window for this window. Watch a front passing through. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

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MAYBE

Tue · Oct 27, 4 AM → 8 AM (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 6 mph out of the north, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 869 hPa on a steady trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 52 °F with overcast dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 8:52 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, 8:52 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

N · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
52°F

11°C · hum 65%

Pressure
25.66inHg

Steady

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
    75° / 50°F
    6 mph · Ngust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.5 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    75° / 54°F
    4 mph · Egust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.2 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    10 AM → 2 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    77° / 55°F
    4 mph · SWgust 20
    0.00 in
    ↓ 0.0 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    12 PM → 4 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 59°F
    4 mph · SEgust 19
    0.27 in
    ↓ +1.5 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 55°F
    5 mph · Ngust 16
    0.11 in
    ↓ -2.3 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 55°F
    4 mph · Sgust 22
    0.17 in
    ↓ +0.8 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 57°F
    3 mph · Sgust 24
    0.01 in
    ↓ -0.5 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+4.7 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
6 mph · gust 30 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-8.6°F over 72h81–50°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.