McDonald Reservoir

Natrona County, WY

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Thu · Jul 23, 8 PM → 12 AM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on McDonald Reservoir — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system 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 McDonald Reservoir in Natrona County, WY is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Thu, Jul 23 from 8 PM to 12 AM (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 6 mph out of the east, gusting to 11 mph, surface pressure near 819 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 72 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated July 23, 2026, 11:46 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 July 23, 2026, 11:46 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-07-23ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
6mph

E · gust 11

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
72°F

22°C · hum 52%

Pressure
24.19inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Jul 23
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 63°F
    10 mph · SWgust 19
    0.00 in
    ↓ -1.2 hPa
  2. Fri · Jul 24
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    90° / 66°F
    7 mph · Wgust 18
    0.00 in
    ↓ -5.8 hPa
  3. Sat · Jul 25
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 73°F
    9 mph · Sgust 24
    0.01 in
    ↓ +0.5 hPa
  4. Sun · Jul 26
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    97° / 75°F
    6 mph · Wgust 20
    0.02 in
    ↓ -2.4 hPa
  5. Mon · Jul 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 73°F
    6 mph · Sgust 25
    0.02 in
    ↓ +1.4 hPa
  6. Tue · Jul 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 70°F
    6 mph · SWgust 15
    0.00 in
    ↓ -2.2 hPa
  7. Wed · Jul 29
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    93° / 68°F
    6 mph · Sgust 16
    0.13 in
    ↓ +1.4 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+6.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Light rain
0.19 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
7 mph · gust 27 · N
Temperature
Cooler
-9.0°F over 72h93–64°F range

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

Nearby waters

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