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CAPE FEAR RIVER

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CAPE FEAR RIVER AT LILLINGTON, NC

LILLINGTON, NC35.4061°N, -78.8133°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

376cfs

GAUGE HT

1.24ft

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

9mph N

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

376cfs 77.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 340–460 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

526cfs

PERIOD LOW

228cfs

RUNNABLE

81%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

1.24ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

73°

MON

82°

74°

TUE

89°

71°

WED

97°

71°

THU

103°

76°

FRI

94°

79°

SAT

81°

72°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

94°

mild

94°

93°

92°

90°

88°

85°

81°

76°

75°

74°

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78°

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82°

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78°

82°

86°

88°

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78°

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71°

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81°

84°

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91°

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96°

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87°

86°

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81°

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89°

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96°

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103°

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100°

95°

90°

89°

86°

84°

83°

82°

81°

80°

79°

81°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph NNE

G 8 mph

NNE

G10

G13

NNE

G15

NNE

G19

NNE

G21

G17

SSE

G15

ESE

G16

G10

ESE

NNE

G11

NNE

G12

ENE

G15

G18

G20

G15

NNE

G14

G11

G14

G12

ENE

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

G15

NNE

G15

G18

G20

G19

G21

NNE

G18

G15

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

G10

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

G20

G21

SSW

G18

G13

G12

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G12

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

G11

WNW

G11

NNW

G10

NNW

G13

NNW

G15

G13

WNW

WSW

G13

G20

G26

G25

NNE

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G26

NNE

G25

NNE

G22

G17

PRECIP

chance %

17%

19%

29%

31%

33%

46%

47%

57%

47%

34%

20%

25%

26%

31%

30%

32%

29%

30%

28%

25%

29%

31%

28%

29%

23%

35%

18%

10%

39%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

99%

100%

96%

100%

82%

100%

99%

100%

94%

100%

98%

100%

33%

80%

14%

32%

23%

100%

12%

10%

14%

43%

70%

100%

88%

71%

63%

71%

88%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1013

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:09 AM

SUNSET

08:31 PM

14H 22M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

35.4061, -78.8133

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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