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MISSOURI RIVER

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Missouri River at Virgelle MT

CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MT48.0038°N, -110.2588°W Updated 40 min ago

FLOW RATE

12,800cfs

GAUGE HT

5.64ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

7mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

12,800cfs 7.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 11,900–16,100 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

14,600cfs

PERIOD LOW

12,800cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.64ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

46°

SAT

77°

54°

SUN

58°

46°

MON

73°

44°

TUE

70°

52°

WED

57°

49°

THU

63°

50°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

78°

73°

70°

67°

64°

63°

61°

60°

57°

55°

54°

56°

59°

62°

64°

67°

70°

72°

74°

76°

77°

76°

75°

69°

63°

61°

59°

58°

57°

55°

54°

52°

54°

55°

53°

51°

47°

46°

49°

51°

54°

53°

52°

51°

49°

51°

49°

50°

47°

44°

46°

50°

55°

59°

64°

68°

70°

71°

73°

72°

69°

65°

62°

60°

61°

57°

54°

53°

52°

56°

59°

62°

64°

66°

69°

67°

70°

68°

69°

68°

66°

62°

57°

56°

54°

53°

52°

51°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

14mph W

G 26 mph

G26

G21

G11

WNW

G16

SSE

NNE

SSW

WSW

G14

NNE

G18

NNE

G17

NNE

G15

G14

G12

NNE

G11

NNW

G14

NNW

G12

G27

G29

NNW

G14

G16

G11

G22

NNW

G16

G20

NNW

G18

NNW

G11

NNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G17

WNW

G20

WNW

G21

WNW

G17

WNW

G25

WSW

G28

WSW

G29

WSW

G28

WSW

G27

G29

WSW

G35

WSW

G41

WSW

G39

WSW

G37

WSW

G37

WSW

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

SSE

G19

G20

WSW

G21

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

G24

WSW

G21

WSW

G15

SSE

G15

SSW

G15

G21

NNW

G14

WNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G16

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G18

WSW

G24

G26

WSW

G28

G27

WNW

G26

WNW

G25

WNW

G24

WNW

G24

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

37%

15%

51%

48%

19%

46%

38%

33%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

26%

100%

94%

49%

100%

83%

47%

31%

61%

100%

97%

100%

60%

100%

19%

63%

100%

92%

100%

12%

21%

100%

95%

78%

100%

25%

83%

100%

97%

93%

91%

93%

97%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

920

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:23 AM

SUNSET

09:15 PM

15H 52M OF DAYLIGHT4H 35M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

48.0038, -110.2588

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:40 UTC

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