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Yellowstone River
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YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River near Sidney MT

MONTANA47.6774°N, -104.1554°W Updated 1 hr ago
FLOW RATE
24,000cfs
GAUGE HT
8.13ft
WATER TEMP
19°F
AIR TEMP
82°F
WIND
12mph WSW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
24,000cfs 33.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 22,86530,935 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
28,600cfs
PERIOD LOW
24,000cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.13ft

Water Temperature

19.0°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

4.0in

-38% vs normal

3.99 in of precipitation so far this year, 38% below the 30-year normal of 6.48 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

4.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

6.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

4.6–8.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-38%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.52" · normal 0.52" (0.2–0.9)
Jan
Feb: 0.68" · normal 0.51" (0.2–0.8)
Feb
Mar: 0.68" · normal 0.87" (0.3–1.6)
Mar
Apr: 0.51" · normal 1.55" (0.7–2.9)
Apr
May: 1.39" · normal 2.65" (0.9–5.2)
May
Jun: 0.22" (so far)· normal 2.79" (1.3–4.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.98" (0.5–3.8)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.70" (0.5–3.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.63" (0.5–3.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 1.22" (0.7–1.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 0.77" (0.2–1.4)
Nov
Dec: normal 0.60" (0.2–0.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:07 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
86°
52°
SAT
101°
60°
SUN
89°
54°
MON
80°
50°
TUE
83°
60°
WED
71°
56°
THU
71°
53°
TIME
FRI
7
NOW
8
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9
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SAT
12
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SUN
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MON
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TUE
12
am
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
85°
mild
85°
82°
76°
72°
69°
67°
65°
64°
64°
63°
61°
60°
67°
75°
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65°
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71°
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68°
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63°
66°
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70°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph WSW
G 12 mph
3
G12
WSW
5
G7
NE
6
G9
ENE
5
G10
E
3
G9
ESE
2
G11
ENE
2
G14
NE
3
G10
NNW
7
NW
3
G4
N
2
G5
NNE
4
G5
ENE
4
G8
SE
10
G17
SSE
11
G15
SSE
12
G15
SSE
14
G18
SSE
15
G19
S
15
G21
S
15
G19
S
14
G21
SSW
9
G19
SW
10
G24
S
14
G22
SSE
18
G29
SSE
20
G36
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6
G7
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11
G19
ENE
8
G15
N
13
G25
NE
11
G18
NNE
7
G14
NNE
9
G13
N
7
G13
NNW
8
G14
NNW
4
G17
S
5
G17
WNW
5
G10
W
6
G10
WNW
8
G9
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
7
WNW
6
G7
WNW
3
G17
WNW
3
G11
ESE
3
G15
SE
11
NNE
33
WNW
29
G40
WNW
21
G47
WNW
16
G37
WNW
15
G35
WNW
8
G35
W
6
G34
WSW
8
G28
SSW
9
G26
SSW
10
G30
SSW
10
G28
SSW
11
G29
SSW
14
G27
SW
16
G25
SW
15
G24
SW
15
G22
SW
14
G20
SW
12
G19
SW
10
G18
SW
9
G17
SSW
9
G17
SSW
7
G16
SW
5
G16
SSW
8
G17
SSE
9
G18
SSE
9
G18
SE
9
G20
ESE
10
G28
ESE
11
G30
E
11
ESE
13
ESE
11
SE
8
G19
ESE
9
G26
ESE
7
G19
SE
7
SE
13
SE
9
SSE
7
S
6
SW
7
SW
9
WSW
12
W
14
WNW
14
WNW
11
WNW
12
G13
NW
12
G16
NW
14
NW
15
G16
WNW
22
W
14
G19
WNW
6
G15
NW
6
G7
W
9
WNW
6
G7
NNW
6
G9
NW
5
G15
NW
7
G23
WNW
9
G28
WNW
9
G27
WNW
10
G23
WNW
11
G20
WNW
10
G19
WNW
9
G18
WNW
9
G20
NW
PRECIP
chance %
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
4%
4%
4%
3%
2%
2%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
3%
4%
9%
10%
29%
18%
27%
25%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
18%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
67%
67%
67%
67%
67%
67%
23%
23%
23%
23%
23%
23%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
17%
17%
17%
17%
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17%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
31%
31%
31%
31%
31%
31%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
36%
CLOUDS
cover %
3%
clear
3%
99%
94%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3%
75%
14%
12%
15%
100%
32%
100%
100%
100%
66%
100%
100%
11%
100%
100%
84%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
85%
86%
0%
6%
11%
28%
0%
0%
6%
42%
12%
100%
5%
100%
100%
100%
100%
5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
7%
5%
0%
43%
100%
99%
100%
83%
10%
13%
17%
21%
100%
65%
94%
100%
100%
14%
100%
100%
79%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
77%
65%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
71%
65%
61%
62%
74%
91%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
941
941938937935931930931931932941943942938936931930930933933
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
Nowscroll →
FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Falling — Active
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:00 AM
SUNSET
08:50 PM
15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT1H 43M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated

Station Location

47.6774, -104.1554
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 19:07 UTC
Site #06329500·USGS

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