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Yellowstone River
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YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River at Forsyth MT

MONTANA46.2666°N, -106.6913°W Updated 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
20,574cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
8mph SSW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
20,574cfs 44.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 10,39014,056 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
28,972cfs
PERIOD LOW
6,588cfs
RUNNABLE
26%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

6.0in

-19% vs normal

6.05 in of precipitation so far this year, 19% below the 30-year normal of 7.49 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

6.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

5.1–9.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-19%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.56" · normal 0.69" (0.3–1.1)
Jan
Feb: 0.76" · normal 0.65" (0.3–1.0)
Feb
Mar: 1.50" · normal 1.08" (0.4–1.9)
Mar
Apr: 1.47" · normal 2.03" (0.9–3.4)
Apr
May: 1.33" · normal 2.76" (0.9–5.6)
May
Jun: 0.44" (so far)· normal 2.04" (0.9–3.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.30" (0.2–2.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.07" (0.2–2.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.29" (0.3–2.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.46" (0.6–2.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.74" (0.2–1.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.61" (0.2–1.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:54 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
88°
54°
SAT
100°
60°
SUN
84°
52°
MON
79°
49°
TUE
78°
58°
WED
58°
53°
THU
62°
53°
TIME
FRI
6
NOW
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pm
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SAT
12
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SUN
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MON
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TUE
12
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
88°
mild
88°
88°
85°
79°
74°
72°
70°
68°
66°
64°
63°
60°
60°
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60°
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61°
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55°
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56°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph SW
G 15 mph
6
G15
SW
4
G12
SW
3
G5
ESE
7
G8
ESE
6
G10
E
4
G10
ENE
5
G7
NE
5
G11
ENE
9
NE
8
G10
ENE
6
NE
6
NE
4
G5
NE
2
G3
NNE
5
G10
W
9
G13
W
5
G9
W
1
G5
SW
1
G10
E
8
G13
ESE
6
G15
ESE
6
G21
SE
7
G20
ENE
17
G23
NW
12
G20
WSW
8
G14
SW
14
G23
NNW
20
G37
N
12
G25
NNE
4
SSW
8
G10
WNW
7
G11
NW
5
G18
W
8
G25
WNW
10
G12
WSW
9
G22
W
10
G22
WNW
17
G22
WNW
13
G18
NNW
9
G16
NW
7
G15
N
5
G12
NW
6
G10
NNW
5
G7
N
4
G5
NE
14
N
19
WNW
24
WNW
31
NW
26
G36
NW
25
G36
NW
18
G34
NW
7
G30
NW
3
G31
W
4
G23
S
6
G19
S
8
SSE
8
G10
SSE
10
S
9
S
9
G12
S
10
G14
S
13
G14
S
13
G14
S
12
G16
SSE
14
SSE
12
G13
SSE
10
G11
SSE
9
G11
SSE
4
G9
SSE
2
G8
NNW
5
NNE
8
NE
9
NE
9
G11
NE
6
G12
ENE
6
G9
ENE
4
G7
E
6
G9
SE
9
SE
8
SE
5
SSE
6
S
3
G7
WSW
6
G8
WNW
4
G12
WSW
9
G16
WSW
18
WNW
19
NW
16
NW
13
NNW
10
G11
NNW
12
NNW
16
NNW
15
NNW
14
NW
13
WSW
11
G15
SW
3
G19
SW
9
G21
W
6
G20
NW
6
G17
WNW
6
G12
W
5
G13
W
6
G15
W
6
G18
W
11
G20
W
11
G22
WSW
11
G24
WSW
15
G26
W
19
G26
W
22
G27
W
22
G28
W
PRECIP
chance %
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
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2%
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5%
7%
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4%
18%
18%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
14%
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14%
14%
14%
14%
45%
45%
45%
45%
45%
45%
72%
72%
72%
72%
72%
72%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
6%
1%
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1%
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1%
1%
0%
0%
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0%
0%
0%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
27%
27%
27%
27%
27%
27%
46%
46%
46%
46%
46%
46%
38%
38%
38%
38%
CLOUDS
cover %
4%
clear
4%
44%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
6%
76%
100%
100%
100%
35%
100%
100%
96%
100%
17%
79%
100%
100%
100%
0%
14%
0%
100%
100%
42%
100%
0%
2%
6%
75%
8%
100%
100%
100%
6%
0%
100%
0%
6%
100%
100%
100%
75%
0%
0%
0%
0%
13%
100%
7%
13%
7%
0%
16%
100%
26%
32%
100%
100%
24%
60%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
100%
70%
100%
75%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
19%
15%
13%
85%
100%
100%
100%
100%
90%
77%
71%
78%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
920
920915912915911912913914914922922921915913914914913912913
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:16 AM
SUNSET
08:54 PM
15H 38M OF DAYLIGHT3H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

46.2666, -106.6913
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:54 UTC
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