Lightning Mesa Tank

Catron County, NM

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Now → 2 PM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Lightning Mesa Tank — 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Lightning Mesa Tank in Catron County, NM is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 10 AM to 2 PM (America/Denver). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 4 mph out of the east, gusting to 12 mph, surface pressure near 831 hPa on a steady trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 61 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED October 26, 2026, 9:16 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
4mph

E · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
61°F

16°C · hum 35%

Pressure
24.54inHg

Steady

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    Now → 2 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 45°F
    4 mph · Egust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -0.6 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 46°F
    4 mph · SEgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.2 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    70° / 48°F
    3 mph · Ngust 9
    0.00 in
    ↓ 0.0 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 50°F
    4 mph · Ngust 12
    0.08 in
    ↓ -0.8 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    64° / 50°F
    3 mph · Egust 12
    0.11 in
    ↓ +3.1 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 50°F
    3 mph · SEgust 12
    0.15 in
    ↓ -1.9 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    61° / 50°F
    5 mph · SWgust 12
    0.35 in
    → +2.3 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+3.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 29 · S
Temperature
Cooler
-8.5°F over 72h72–43°F range

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

Nearby waters

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