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Yellowstone River
USGS · 06195950
YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River at Big Timber, MT

MONTANA45.8472°N, -109.9407°W
AIR TEMP
75°F
WIND
10mph SW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
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
85°
45°
SAT
86°
55°
SUN
75°
45°
MON
77°
42°
TUE
67°
50°
WED
58°
47°
THU
57°
47°
TIME
FRI
6
NOW
7
pm
8
pm
9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
SAT
12
am
1
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SUN
12
am
1
am
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am
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9
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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MON
12
am
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am
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am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
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11
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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
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5
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6
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7
pm
8
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9
pm
10
pm
11
pm
WED
12
am
1
am
2
am
3
am
4
am
5
am
6
am
7
am
8
am
9
am
10
am
TEMP
hourly forecast
84°
mild
84°
83°
80°
73°
69°
67°
65°
62°
61°
59°
57°
57°
55°
58°
63°
68°
71°
76°
81°
85°
86°
84°
85°
85°
84°
83°
78°
72°
65°
65°
64°
60°
57°
57°
55°
52°
52°
55°
58°
62°
66°
70°
74°
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°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph SSE
G 20 mph
10
G20
SSE
10
G15
SSE
9
G15
SE
5
ESE
6
ENE
2
G3
ESE
7
G9
W
8
G15
N
9
G14
N
2
G5
SE
7
SSE
3
SSE
2
SSE
2
G4
ENE
1
G4
NE
3
N
6
G9
SE
2
G6
S
3
G11
ESE
8
G22
SE
14
G23
SW
29
G40
W
30
G43
WSW
25
G36
WSW
19
G34
WSW
22
G39
WSW
12
G28
WSW
9
G23
NNW
18
G32
N
19
G24
NNE
15
G26
N
16
G28
NNE
15
G29
NNE
10
G22
NNE
9
G16
E
8
G12
NNE
7
G8
NE
8
NNE
8
NNE
5
G6
NE
5
G13
NE
6
G13
ESE
19
G24
SSW
29
G40
SW
31
G47
SW
35
G44
W
27
G37
W
27
G42
WNW
25
G37
W
22
G32
W
17
G32
W
12
G30
W
7
G28
SW
8
G23
SW
7
G15
WSW
6
G10
WSW
7
G9
SSW
6
SW
5
SW
5
G6
SW
6
G7
SW
3
G8
S
3
G4
S
4
G5
S
1
G14
SW
9
G27
WSW
21
W
25
W
14
W
10
SSW
8
G18
WSW
16
G18
SW
12
G22
WSW
4
G10
WSW
4
G18
SSE
4
WNW
6
NNW
7
G8
NNW
6
G7
NNE
1
G7
WNW
4
G8
WSW
9
SSW
5
G9
S
8
G10
WSW
9
G11
SW
11
WSW
12
G14
WSW
14
G15
WSW
20
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
17
G20
SW
21
SW
19
SW
16
SW
17
SW
16
SW
8
G11
WNW
12
G17
N
13
G17
N
7
G17
WNW
6
G13
WSW
13
SW
12
G14
SW
11
G19
SW
9
G23
WSW
9
G26
WSW
9
G27
WSW
13
G28
WSW
10
G29
WSW
6
G29
W
3
G29
NW
4
G29
N
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
1%
1%
6%
6%
9%
8%
6%
8%
13%
13%
6%
4%
34%
34%
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%
CLOUDS
cover %
2%
clear
2%
0%
0%
0%
5%
16%
7%
15%
8%
62%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
3%
44%
100%
6%
100%
48%
100%
70%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
79%
78%
99%
100%
7%
100%
12%
14%
100%
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%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
871
871867864868867869867867873873872870870868868866865866869
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:31 AM
SUNSET
09:05 PM
15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT3H 13M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

45.8472, -109.9407
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:52 UTC
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