Mission Lake

Todd County, SD

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Mon · Oct 26, 6 PM → 10 PM (America/Chicago)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Mission 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).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Mission Lake in Todd County, SD is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Mon, Oct 26 from 6 PM to 10 PM (America/Chicago). 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 6 mph out of the north, gusting to 9 mph, surface pressure near 928 hPa on an unstable trend, and rainfall totaling 0.02 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 36 °F, with a dominant forecast of light snow. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:41 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, 9:41 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

N · gust 9

Rain / Weather
0.02in

Light snow

Temp
36°F

2°C · hum 100%

Pressure
27.40inHg

Unstable

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    39° / 36°F
    6 mph · Ngust 17
    0.70 in
    ↓ -6.9 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    59° / 36°F
    7 mph · SEgust 32
    0.00 in
    ↓ -10.0 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    63° / 46°F
    7 mph · Sgust 25
    0.02 in
    ↑ +5.8 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 45°F
    7 mph · Sgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.5 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    6 AM → 10 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    59° / 46°F
    4 mph · Egust 21
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.2 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 52°F
    7 mph · SEgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ -6.1 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    66° / 52°F
    7 mph · NWgust 25
    0.00 in
    ↓ +0.2 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+20.1 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.32 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
12 mph · gust 39 · SE
Temperature
Cooler
-24.8°F over 72h84–36°F range

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

Nearby waters

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