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NORTH PLATTE RIVER

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North Platte River at Scottsbluff, Nebr.

SCOTTSBLUFF, NE41.8499°N, -103.6756°W Updated 44 min ago

FLOW RATE

65.5cfs

GAUGE HT

3.59ft

WATER TEMP

27°F

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

8mph ESE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

65.5cfs 73.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 60–81 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

85.1cfs

PERIOD LOW

65.5cfs

RUNNABLE

68%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.59ft

Water Temperature

27.3°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

61°

SAT

99°

63°

SUN

98°

68°

MON

93°

56°

TUE

96°

62°

WED

82°

63°

THU

78°

50°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

70°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

67°

73°

78°

84°

89°

93°

97°

99°

98°

99°

96°

95°

90°

86°

82°

80°

81°

76°

73°

72°

69°

68°

73°

79°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

97°

98°

95°

82°

91°

87°

83°

79°

78°

75°

72°

69°

61°

58°

56°

59°

62°

66°

69°

73°

78°

84°

89°

93°

90°

91°

89°

77°

76°

77°

75°

73°

69°

66°

65°

63°

62°

63°

70°

78°

88°

90°

89°

91°

89°

92°

96°

91°

86°

83°

78°

71°

67°

65°

66°

64°

66°

67°

69°

71°

74°

77°

80°

81°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SE

G 16 mph

G16

G15

G14

G17

G19

G16

ESE

G15

ESE

G14

ESE

G14

G16

G14

G13

SSE

G16

G17

SSE

G14

G19

G23

SSE

G20

SSE

G27

SSE

G26

SSE

G20

SSE

G19

G28

G20

G25

SSW

G18

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

G12

ESE

G14

ESE

G14

ESE

G13

SSE

G12

G16

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WSW

G13

ESE

G13

WSW

G16

G15

SSW

G13

NNE

SSW

G18

WSW

G25

WNW

G25

NNW

G21

G17

NNW

G16

NNW

G12

ENE

ESE

G10

G12

SSE

G16

G20

G23

G22

G16

G22

SSW

G28

SSW

G39

G35

SSE

G39

G38

G32

SSE

G27

ESE

G20

G14

G10

G11

ESE

G15

ESE

G30

ESE

G27

WSW

G19

WSW

G29

G30

G27

G29

G27

SSW

G21

SSW

G28

G31

G23

G28

WNW

G33

WNW

G36

G29

G33

G40

WNW

G40

WNW

G30

G34

G35

WNW

G37

WNW

G35

WNW

G32

WNW

G29

WNW

G21

G24

G25

PRECIP

chance %

10%

20%

37%

12%

13%

11%

14%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

100%

34%

100%

40%

29%

100%

52%

100%

94%

100%

81%

22%

10%

81%

100%

28%

100%

68%

13%

100%

81%

100%

81%

100%

56%

100%

86%

52%

25%

13%

11%

19%

32%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

877

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

15H 6M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

70% illuminated

Station Location

41.8499, -103.6756

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-05 22:44 UTC

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