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YELLOWSTONE RIVER

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Yellowstone River near Sidney MT

RICHLAND COUNTY, MT47.6774°N, -104.1554°W Updated 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

25,478cfs

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

11mph WSW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

25,478cfs 44.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 19,952–26,994 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

28,111cfs

PERIOD LOW

7,357cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

52°

SAT

101°

60°

SUN

89°

54°

MON

80°

50°

TUE

83°

60°

WED

71°

56°

THU

71°

53°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

82°

76°

72°

69°

67°

65°

64°

62°

60°

67°

75°

80°

85°

88°

93°

96°

98°

99°

101°

100°

97°

91°

74°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

66°

69°

72°

75°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

89°

86°

61°

58°

56°

55°

54°

53°

52°

51°

50°

52°

55°

59°

62°

65°

68°

71°

74°

76°

78°

79°

80°

77°

72°

68°

66°

64°

63°

60°

62°

66°

70°

73°

75°

78°

81°

83°

81°

82°

78°

75°

71°

69°

65°

62°

63°

61°

60°

58°

60°

63°

66°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph WNW

G 13 mph

G13

WNW

G13

ENE

G11

ESE

G13

ENE

G13

NNE

NNW

ENE

G17

SSE

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G18

SSE

G19

G21

G19

G21

SSW

G19

G24

G22

SSE

G29

SSE

G36

ENE

G19

ENE

G15

G25

G18

NNE

G14

NNE

G13

NNW

G14

NNW

G17

WNW

G10

WNW

G17

WNW

G11

ESE

G15

NNE

WNW

G40

WNW

G47

WNW

G37

WNW

G35

WNW

G35

G34

WSW

G28

SSW

G26

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G29

SSW

G27

G25

G24

G22

G20

G19

G18

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

G20

ESE

G28

ESE

G30

ESE

G19

ESE

G26

ESE

G19

SSE

WSW

WNW

G13

G16

WNW

G19

WNW

G15

WNW

NNW

G15

G23

WNW

G28

WNW

G27

WNW

G23

WNW

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

27%

16%

64%

18%

10%

67%

23%

17%

31%

32%

36%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

25%

75%

14%

12%

15%

100%

32%

100%

66%

100%

11%

100%

84%

100%

85%

86%

11%

28%

42%

12%

100%

43%

100%

99%

100%

83%

10%

13%

17%

21%

100%

65%

94%

100%

14%

100%

79%

100%

77%

65%

100%

71%

65%

61%

62%

74%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

941

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:00 AM

SUNSET

08:50 PM

15H 50M OF DAYLIGHT3H 1M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

47.6774, -104.1554

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 17:49 UTC

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