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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River at Billings MT

MONTANA45.8001°N, -108.4680°W Updated 42 min ago

FLOW RATE

18,400cfs

GAUGE HT

7.01ft

WATER TEMP

15°F

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

5mph SW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

18,400cfs 44.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 15,640–21,160 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

19,100cfs

PERIOD LOW

18,200cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

7.01ft

Water Temperature

15.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

52°

SAT

95°

58°

SUN

81°

51°

MON

83°

46°

TUE

76°

58°

WED

66°

51°

THU

69°

49°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

87°

83°

77°

73°

72°

73°

69°

67°

63°

62°

60°

58°

63°

67°

70°

74°

79°

84°

89°

94°

95°

93°

94°

91°

88°

83°

78°

74°

71°

68°

67°

64°

62°

61°

63°

64°

66°

69°

73°

68°

81°

79°

71°

74°

61°

62°

57°

55°

53°

51°

48°

47°

46°

47°

53°

57°

65°

72°

74°

77°

78°

80°

83°

81°

80°

77°

73°

69°

67°

65°

63°

61°

60°

61°

59°

60°

63°

66°

69°

71°

73°

76°

75°

63°

60°

67°

68°

66°

62°

60°

58°

55°

54°

53°

52°

53°

54°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

0mph E

G 13 mph

G13

G12

G11

G10

ESE

G15

SSE

G16

SSE

SSW

ENE

SSE

WSW

G11

NNE

G16

G15

ENE

G24

ENE

G29

G25

NNW

G15

G17

NNE

G19

ENE

G17

ENE

G24

G22

NNE

G27

NNW

G31

G29

G13

WSW

G11

SSE

G16

NNE

G13

G16

ESE

G29

G23

G37

WSW

G46

G37

WNW

G34

WNW

G34

WNW

G32

WNW

G20

WSW

SSW

WSW

G17

G16

SSW

G14

SSE

G16

G14

WSW

G14

G21

G22

G24

G17

SSW

G13

G18

NNE

G22

NNE

WSW

G10

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WNW

G15

G11

G21

WSW

ESE

NNE

ENE

NNE

NNW

G10

G12

WNW

G15

WNW

G19

WNW

G22

WNW

G24

WNW

G26

WNW

G26

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

17%

10%

42%

71%

40%

16%

38%

52%

45%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

89%

70%

100%

21%

49%

100%

95%

92%

52%

100%

71%

62%

98%

100%

65%

100%

67%

100%

11%

96%

94%

62%

56%

100%

99%

100%

89%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

901

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT4H 17M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

45.8001, -108.4680

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:42 UTC

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