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Yellowstone River
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YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River at Miles City, MT

MONTANA46.4208°N, -105.8600°W Updated 17 hr ago
FLOW RATE
21,790cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
8mph SSW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
21,790cfs 37.5% vs avg
Optimal band: 20,23027,370 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
28,582cfs
PERIOD LOW
14,344cfs
RUNNABLE
50%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

5.6in

-21% vs normal

5.56 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 7.02 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

5.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

7.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

4.5–9.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.33" · normal 0.57" (0.2–1.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.76" · normal 0.55" (0.2–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 1.52" · normal 0.86" (0.2–1.8)
Mar
Apr: 1.14" · normal 1.85" (0.8–3.0)
Apr
May: 1.29" · normal 2.86" (0.9–5.3)
May
Jun: 0.51" (so far)· normal 2.35" (1.0–3.3)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.46" (0.2–2.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.18" (0.4–2.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.31" (0.4–2.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.25" (0.5–2.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.63" (0.1–1.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.55" (0.1–1.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:51 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
89°
52°
SAT
102°
62°
SUN
88°
55°
MON
81°
50°
TUE
80°
60°
WED
63°
55°
THU
64°
53°
TIME
FRI
6
NOW
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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
89°
mild
89°
88°
86°
79°
74°
72°
70°
67°
66°
65°
64°
62°
62°
66°
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64°
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57°
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67°
61°
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63°
62°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph SW
G 18 mph
4
G18
SW
3
G13
W
2
G5
ENE
6
G8
E
5
G10
E
5
G12
ESE
6
G15
SSE
4
G14
S
3
G16
WSW
5
G15
W
5
G10
WNW
2
G11
W
4
G12
WNW
4
G13
SW
8
G11
S
6
G8
S
5
G7
S
4
G6
SSW
4
G9
SSW
7
G17
S
4
G17
S
11
G23
SSE
9
G27
ESE
17
G36
SSE
9
G20
WSW
9
G14
NNW
11
G16
NNE
6
G12
N
14
G33
N
16
G34
N
11
G23
NNE
13
G22
NNE
9
G25
N
15
G27
NNW
12
G22
NW
10
G19
NW
8
G22
WNW
10
G22
WNW
12
G17
NW
16
NNW
8
G14
N
9
G12
NW
5
G10
NNW
5
G9
NNW
4
G5
N
4
G6
NNE
16
NE
33
NNW
15
NW
30
G43
NW
23
G40
NW
17
G37
WNW
15
G39
NW
12
G40
NW
5
G30
NW
2
G27
S
8
G25
S
8
G13
S
9
S
9
G14
S
8
G20
S
10
G21
SSW
11
G17
SSW
11
G16
S
11
G14
S
10
G14
S
12
G15
SSE
13
G17
SSE
13
G17
SSE
11
G16
S
5
G15
SSE
5
G13
ESE
8
G13
E
22
ESE
13
G31
E
14
G30
ENE
13
ENE
8
ESE
6
G8
SE
11
ESE
13
SE
11
SE
7
ESE
5
G8
ESE
3
G10
SE
3
G11
N
3
G12
S
10
G12
WSW
18
W
19
NW
16
NNW
15
NNW
13
NW
10
NW
12
NW
17
NW
17
G20
NNW
11
G15
W
11
G19
NW
5
G18
NW
5
G17
WNW
6
G16
WNW
5
G20
WSW
7
G20
W
6
G21
W
4
G21
W
6
G22
W
6
G22
W
8
G22
W
9
G21
WSW
11
G20
WSW
13
G20
WSW
16
G21
WSW
PRECIP
chance %
0%
0%
0%
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0%
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1%
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2%
5%
14%
7%
6%
5%
19%
19%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
73%
73%
73%
73%
73%
73%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
11%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
38%
38%
38%
38%
38%
38%
34%
34%
34%
34%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
65%
9%
2%
6%
4%
8%
39%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
46%
100%
71%
100%
100%
100%
87%
26%
100%
100%
90%
100%
100%
25%
3%
5%
100%
100%
5%
0%
7%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
33%
100%
7%
7%
0%
0%
45%
100%
5%
64%
14%
76%
89%
79%
98%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
72%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
85%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
71%
100%
35%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
81%
55%
41%
51%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
926
926921919921916916917919917928929927921920918919918917918
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:12 AM
SUNSET
08:51 PM
15H 39M OF DAYLIGHT3H 0M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated

Station Location

46.4208, -105.8600
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:51 UTC
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