Mitchell Lake

Pennington County, SD

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
The highlighted window has passed. This read is still based on the latest cached weather; use the 7-Day forecast below for the next window.
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Mitchell 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).

Next forecast window
MAYBE

Tue · Oct 27, 5 PM → 9 PM (America/Denver)

Full read

The latest cached fishing-weather read for Mitchell Lake in Pennington County, SD 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 southeast, gusting to 12 mph; surface pressure near 850 hPa on an unstable trend; 0.00 inches of rain; and air temperature near 30 °F with fog dominant. Confidence in this cached read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 9:44 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, 9:44 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

SE · gust 12

Rain / Weather
0in

Fog

Temp
30°F

-1°C · hum 99%

Pressure
25.10inHg

Unstable

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
    37° / 28°F
    6 mph · SEgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ -10.0 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    5 PM → 9 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 32°F
    6 mph · SWgust 38
    0.00 in
    ↓ -4.5 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    55° / 37°F
    4 mph · Wgust 14
    0.01 in
    ↑ +6.3 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    11 AM → 3 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    59° / 37°F
    7 mph · SWgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↑ +5.4 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    8 AM → 12 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 37°F
    4 mph · Sgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -8.0 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    68° / 45°F
    7 mph · SWgust 22
    0.00 in
    ↓ -3.9 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    57° / 43°F
    4 mph · Wgust 9
    0.00 in
    ↑ +2.6 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+20.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 35 · SW
Temperature
Cooler
-25.7°F over 72h72–30°F range

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

Nearby waters

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