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Yellowstone River
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YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River at Big Timber, MT

MONTANA45.8472°N, -109.9407°W
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
5mph SSW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

7.3in

-34% vs normal

7.25 in of precipitation so far this year, 34% below the 30-year normal of 10.97 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

7.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

11.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

7.6–13.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-34%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.15" · normal 1.00" (0.5–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.73" · normal 1.08" (0.5–1.9)
Feb
Mar: 1.86" · normal 1.61" (0.8–2.6)
Mar
Apr: 1.47" · normal 2.96" (2.0–4.0)
Apr
May: 3.02" · normal 3.87" (2.1–5.8)
May
Jun: 0.02" (so far)· normal 3.28" (2.0–5.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.32" (0.5–2.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.12" (0.3–2.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.76" (0.8–3.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.26" (1.2–3.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.31" (0.6–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.11" (0.4–2.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:52 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
45°
SAT
86°
55°
SUN
75°
45°
MON
77°
42°
TUE
67°
50°
WED
58°
47°
THU
57°
47°
TIME
FRI
8
NOW
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
SAT
12
am
1
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9
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SUN
12
am
1
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am
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8
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9
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pm
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8
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9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
MON
12
am
1
am
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am
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am
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am
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am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
1
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pm
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
pm
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
TUE
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
11
am
12
pm
1
pm
2
pm
3
pm
4
pm
5
pm
6
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7
pm
8
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9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
WED
12
am
1
am
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3
am
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
79°
73°
69°
66°
64°
62°
61°
58°
57°
57°
55°
58°
63°
67°
70°
76°
82°
86°
84°
82°
85°
84°
85°
83°
80°
72°
67°
65°
63°
61°
59°
57°
57°
57°
53°
52°
55°
58°
62°
67°
71°
75°
74°
66°
61°
56°
56°
56°
54°
52°
48°
45°
44°
43°
42°
43°
43°
42°
43°
48°
52°
56°
60°
66°
68°
70°
74°
76°
76°
77°
76°
71°
68°
66°
63°
60°
60°
58°
59°
59°
57°
55°
55°
56°
59°
61°
59°
59°
62°
65°
67°
65°
65°
64°
61°
59°
56°
50°
52°
50°
49°
48°
47°
48°
49°
47°
47°
49°
52°
54°
56°
57°
57°
58°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
9mph SE
G 17 mph
9
G17
SE
7
G13
SE
5
ENE
4
G5
SE
6
G8
WNW
7
G13
NNW
8
G14
N
3
G8
NNE
6
SSE
3
G5
E
3
G4
ESE
3
G5
ESE
3
G7
NE
6
G7
NE
7
G8
SE
10
G12
SE
12
G16
SE
2
G19
ESE
3
G9
NNW
3
G15
W
24
G34
W
29
G43
WSW
21
G34
WSW
13
G30
SW
14
G35
WSW
20
G33
NE
19
G33
N
18
G23
N
12
G22
NNE
6
G23
NNE
9
G24
NE
9
G23
NNE
10
G22
NNE
13
G22
N
8
G14
SW
9
G15
SSE
7
G15
SE
11
G20
SE
12
G20
SE
9
G20
S
19
G34
SW
29
G42
SW
31
G47
SW
35
G44
W
27
G39
W
27
G43
WNW
25
G40
W
22
G41
W
17
G38
W
12
G23
W
7
SW
8
G9
SW
7
G9
WSW
6
G9
WSW
7
G8
SSW
6
G8
SW
5
SW
5
SW
6
SW
3
S
3
S
4
S
1
G13
SW
9
G29
WSW
21
G26
W
25
W
14
G26
W
10
G22
SSW
8
G23
WSW
16
G25
SW
12
G26
WSW
4
G8
WSW
4
G11
SSE
4
G7
WNW
6
NNW
7
NNW
6
NNE
1
G3
WNW
4
G7
WSW
9
G14
SSW
5
G9
S
8
G10
WSW
9
G11
SW
11
G13
WSW
12
WSW
14
WSW
20
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
17
SW
21
SW
19
SW
16
SW
17
G20
SW
16
G19
SW
8
G10
WNW
12
G14
N
13
N
7
G14
WNW
6
G15
WSW
13
G17
SW
12
G17
SW
11
G18
SW
9
G18
WSW
9
G21
WSW
9
G21
WSW
13
G23
WSW
10
G22
WSW
6
G20
W
3
G18
NW
4
G17
N
7
G16
NNE
6
G16
NNE
2
G20
NW
PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
2%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
1%
1%
5%
6%
9%
8%
6%
8%
13%
13%
6%
4%
5%
8%
49%
49%
49%
49%
49%
49%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
78%
78%
78%
78%
78%
78%
23%
23%
23%
23%
23%
23%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
34%
34%
34%
34%
34%
34%
48%
48%
48%
48%
48%
48%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
61%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
9%
6%
4%
8%
21%
100%
100%
100%
100%
88%
90%
100%
74%
37%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
66%
100%
100%
100%
100%
94%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
4%
10%
78%
21%
81%
100%
7%
7%
5%
0%
0%
10%
0%
8%
6%
7%
0%
0%
11%
100%
100%
43%
93%
100%
13%
26%
76%
62%
74%
65%
77%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
84%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
870
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:31 AM
SUNSET
09:05 PM
15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT0H 37M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated

Station Location

45.8472, -109.9407
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 20:28 UTC
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