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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River at Billings MT

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MT45.8001°N, -108.4680°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

18,531cfs

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

6mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

18,531cfs 19.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,869–3,881 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

28,215cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,870cfs

RUNNABLE

28%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

52°

SAT

95°

59°

SUN

83°

51°

MON

81°

52°

TUE

75°

51°

WED

63°

50°

THU

59°

50°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

71°

68°

65°

63°

62°

60°

59°

62°

67°

70°

74°

77°

84°

90°

92°

94°

95°

91°

86°

81°

76°

72°

70°

68°

65°

64°

63°

61°

60°

59°

61°

63°

66°

71°

75°

68°

75°

72°

83°

71°

68°

63°

61°

57°

51°

53°

52°

53°

56°

59°

64°

69°

74°

76°

78°

80°

81°

80°

79°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

63°

58°

57°

59°

58°

61°

63°

67°

70°

71°

73°

74°

72°

75°

74°

73°

69°

70°

64°

59°

56°

51°

50°

52°

53°

51°

52°

53°

55°

56°

58°

61°

63°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SE

G 15 mph

G15

G16

SSE

G13

ENE

WSW

ESE

G17

G21

G22

G26

G25

NNW

G20

NNW

G28

G20

NNE

G18

NNE

G13

NNE

G24

NNE

G29

G14

G15

G18

NNW

G13

WNW

G18

G16

G20

G12

ENE

G28

NNW

G29

WNW

G33

WNW

G26

SSW

WSW

SSE

ESE

G10

SSE

G12

G15

G18

WSW

G19

G24

WSW

G25

G20

SSW

G15

WSW

SSE

G15

G28

ESE

G29

ESE

G30

G24

ESE

NNW

WSW

G13

WSW

G19

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

G15

G16

G19

NNW

G22

NNW

G21

NNW

G11

WSW

G20

G24

G21

G17

G12

WNW

G13

G15

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

24%

35%

72%

38%

21%

47%

50%

47%

50%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

33%

76%

73%

10%

100%

95%

100%

99%

100%

11%

100%

39%

100%

18%

100%

60%

10%

100%

18%

100%

42%

25%

85%

100%

96%

100%

12%

11%

95%

100%

94%

100%

93%

84%

80%

84%

93%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

897

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:59 PM

15H 34M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

45.8001, -108.4680

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 21:33 UTC

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