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Nelson State Recreation Area — Boating Conditions

Tides, water temp & weather • Phillips County, MT

Boating Conditions at Nelson State Recreation Area

Current wind, air and water temperature, tide times and a 10-day forecast for Nelson State Recreation Area on Nelson Reservoir in Phillips County, Montana. Check conditions before you launch.

Right Now

Overcast

Calm — good conditions to get on the water
Air Temp
55°F
Wind
4 mph
gusts 7 mph

Next Few Hours

Now
53°
3 mph
12AM
52°
4 mph
1AM
51°
2%
4 mph
2AM
50°
5%
4 mph
3AM
49°
7%
6 mph
4AM
49°
11%
6 mph

10-Day Boating Forecast

Sat, 9/19
69° / 50°
Wind 11 mph
Sun, 9/20
65° / 48°
Wind 11, gusts 17 mph
18% rain
Mon, 9/21
73° / 50°
Wind 15, gusts 31 mph
1% rain
Tue, 9/22
82° / 56°
Wind 15, gusts 30 mph
Wed, 9/23
80° / 60°
Wind 15, gusts 31 mph
3% rain
Thu, 9/24
77° / 60°
Wind 8 mph
3% rain
Fri, 9/25
90° / 61°
Wind 23, gusts 41 mph
4% rain
Sat, 9/26
74° / 55°
Wind 26, gusts 37 mph
11% rain
Sun, 9/27
60° / 52°
Wind 14, gusts 24 mph
13% rain
Mon, 9/28
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61° / 50°
Wind 18, gusts 28 mph
17% rain

Weather & wave data from Open-Meteo. Tides & water temperature from NOAA CO-OPS. Conditions are estimates for trip planning — always confirm locally and check official marine forecasts before heading out.

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