McDonald Reservoir

Natrona County, WY

MAYBEConfidence · Medium
Best bite window
Fri · Sep 11, 10 PM → 2 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 Fri, Sep 11 from 10 PM to 2 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 7 mph out of the southeast, gusting to 13 mph, surface pressure near 814 hPa on a rising trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 59 °F, with a dominant forecast of clear. Confidence in this read is medium; it was generated September 10, 2026, 1:31 PM 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 September 10, 2026, 1:31 PM UTCBUCKET 2026-09-10ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

SE · gust 13

Rain / Weather
0in

Clear

Temp
59°F

15°C · hum 51%

Pressure
24.04inHg

Rising

7-Day Fishing Forecast

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

  1. Thu · Sep 10
    Window passed
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    81° / 55°F
    15 mph · Wgust 24
    0.00 in
    ↓ -9.4 hPa
  2. Fri · Sep 11
    4 AM → 8 AM
    SKIP
    Sustained high wind
    77° / 59°F
    18 mph · SWgust 35
    0.02 in
    ↓ +2.7 hPa
  3. Sat · Sep 12
    9 AM → 1 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    79° / 46°F
    4 mph · Wgust 20
    0.02 in
    ↓ -5.8 hPa
  4. Sun · Sep 13
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    82° / 59°F
    6 mph · Sgust 34
    0.01 in
    ↓ +0.6 hPa
  5. Mon · Sep 14
    6 PM → 10 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    73° / 50°F
    7 mph · NEgust 34
    0.00 in
    ↑ +10.5 hPa
  6. Tue · Sep 15
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    72° / 41°F
    3 mph · SEgust 17
    0.01 in
    ↓ -4.8 hPa
  7. Wed · Sep 16
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    66° / 50°F
    5 mph · Wgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↑ +9.7 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Rising
+10.7 hPa over 72h
Rain
Dry stretch
0.00 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 32 · W
Temperature
Cooler
-11.0°F over 72h81–45°F range

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

Nearby waters

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