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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River at Forsyth MT

MONTANA46.2666°N, -106.6913°W Updated 58 min ago

FLOW RATE

20,000cfs

GAUGE HT

4.78ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

4mph SSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

20,000cfs 45.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 18,190–24,610 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

23,200cfs

PERIOD LOW

20,000cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.78ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

54°

SAT

100°

60°

SUN

78°

50°

MON

80°

50°

TUE

80°

61°

WED

62°

51°

THU

63°

50°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

88°

mild

88°

87°

85°

78°

74°

71°

70°

67°

66°

64°

62°

60°

64°

69°

72°

77°

81°

87°

92°

96°

99°

100°

96°

93°

89°

86°

80°

76°

74°

72°

69°

66°

64°

62°

61°

64°

65°

68°

69°

72°

74°

75°

77°

78°

76°

67°

63°

53°

52°

51°

50°

51°

50°

51°

50°

54°

58°

61°

66°

70°

73°

76°

78°

79°

80°

77°

73°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

61°

64°

68°

71°

73°

76°

77°

79°

80°

79°

73°

74°

71°

69°

65°

62°

61°

62°

60°

58°

56°

55°

54°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph WSW

G 20 mph

G20

WSW

G17

WSW

G11

SSW

ESE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

NNE

G10

G13

G10

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G21

G20

ENE

G23

G20

WSW

G14

G23

NNW

G37

G25

NNE

SSW

G10

WNW

G11

G18

G25

WNW

G12

G22

WNW

G22

G18

NNW

G16

NNW

WNW

G31

G36

G34

WNW

G30

WNW

G31

G23

G19

G10

SSW

G12

G14

G16

G14

SSE

G11

SSE

ESE

ENE

G11

G12

NNW

NNE

WSW

WNW

G12

WNW

G16

WNW

G14

WNW

G14

WNW

G12

G11

WNW

G15

G19

NNW

G21

G20

NNW

G17

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

G15

G18

G20

NNW

G22

NNW

G24

NNW

G26

G27

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

18%

14%

45%

72%

10%

27%

46%

38%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

10%

11%

76%

100%

35%

100%

96%

100%

17%

79%

100%

14%

100%

42%

100%

54%

98%

26%

50%

100%

20%

72%

100%

15%

26%

100%

87%

100%

62%

94%

76%

100%

91%

100%

85%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

920

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:16 AM

SUNSET

08:54 PM

15H 38M OF DAYLIGHT4H 11M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

46.2666, -106.6913

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 16:43 UTC

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