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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT HOT SPRINGS, NC

HOT SPRINGS, NC35.8899°N, -82.8210°W Updated 45 min ago

FLOW RATE

2,280cfs

GAUGE HT

3.25ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

1mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2,280cfs 35.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,448–3,312 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,560cfs

PERIOD LOW

781cfs

RUNNABLE

20%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.25ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

79°

71°

MON

82°

70°

TUE

85°

67°

WED

87°

65°

THU

88°

68°

FRI

83°

70°

SAT

87°

67°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

73°

mild

73°

78°

79°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

72°

75°

78°

81°

82°

79°

76°

77°

78°

79°

78°

76°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

71°

74°

77°

74°

72°

80°

84°

85°

84°

81°

77°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

69°

75°

79°

83°

85°

86°

87°

86°

84°

80°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

73°

77°

81°

83°

85°

87°

88°

87°

86°

82°

79°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

72°

74°

77°

80°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph S

G 7 mph

ESE

ENE

G11

G13

G14

ENE

G11

G17

ESE

G17

G16

ESE

G12

ENE

ESE

G13

ENE

G11

G12

ESE

G11

G17

ESE

G12

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

G10

G13

G10

ESE

SSE

NNW

WNW

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

36%

40%

48%

33%

26%

32%

16%

17%

19%

20%

22%

20%

28%

21%

19%

22%

19%

27%

33%

43%

44%

32%

29%

24%

19%

17%

32%

17%

12%

20%

37%

25%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

83%

100%

92%

100%

92%

98%

100%

90%

87%

96%

66%

16%

70%

100%

87%

11%

99%

37%

26%

41%

38%

12%

87%

100%

99%

95%

84%

71%

60%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

972

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

35.8899, -82.8210

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 15:15 UTC

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