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Middle Branch
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MIDDLE BRANCH
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MIDDLE BRANCH WILLIAMS RIVER TR AT CHESTER, VT

CHESTER, VT43.2704°N, -72.6084°W
AIR TEMP
89°F
WIND
9mph W
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

21.2in

≈ normal

21.23 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.81 in).

YTD Total

21.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.9–24.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.01" · normal 3.10" (1.7–4.6)
Jan
Feb: 1.58" · normal 2.86" (1.8–3.8)
Feb
Mar: 3.73" · normal 3.62" (2.2–5.6)
Mar
Apr: 2.95" · normal 3.73" (1.9–5.7)
Apr
May: 4.21" · normal 3.46" (1.8–5.4)
May
Jun: 5.76" · normal 3.81" (2.2–6.3)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 3.69" (2.2–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.43" (1.8–5.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.42" (1.9–5.5)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.32" (1.5–7.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.26" (1.6–4.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.89" (2.4–5.4)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:16 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
93°
71°
FRI
92°
74°
SAT
83°
62°
SUN
84°
58°
MON
78°
59°
TUE
62°
58°
WED
60°
58°
TIME
THU
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NOW
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SUN
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MON
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TUE
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TEMP
hourly forecast
93°
mild
93°
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89°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
10mph WSW
G 20 mph
10
G20
WSW
9
G18
WSW
8
G17
WSW
7
G16
W
3
G7
W
3
S
4
G5
SW
2
G4
S
4
G5
SSW
5
G9
W
6
G10
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6
G10
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6
G11
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3
G8
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4
G11
WNW
5
G20
WNW
9
G23
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11
G21
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9
G18
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10
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G16
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9
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G20
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9
G18
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9
G20
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10
G22
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8
G16
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3
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4
G20
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8
G30
WNW
4
G11
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6
G16
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4
G10
SSW
4
G5
ESE
3
G5
WNW
4
G6
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4
G14
WNW
3
G8
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2
G5
SSE
4
G14
WNW
4
G15
WNW
7
G17
WNW
9
G15
NW
13
G17
NW
5
G18
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7
G14
WNW
10
G15
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12
G18
WNW
12
G17
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11
G17
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10
G17
NNW
9
G17
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5
G6
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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3
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2
WNW
1
G3
NNW
3
G5
NNE
4
G8
NNE
4
G7
NNE
3
G6
NNE
3
G5
N
3
G5
NNW
4
G5
NW
5
NW
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5
G6
NW
4
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3
NW
3
NNW
3
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3
WNW
3
NNW
1
G2
SSW
1
WSW
1
NW
1
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1
WSW
0
G1
N
1
E
2
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3
ESE
4
G6
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5
G8
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6
G10
SSE
6
G11
SSE
6
G10
SSE
6
G10
SSE
6
G10
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6
G11
SSW
3
G9
WSW
3
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4
G7
SW
3
G6
SW
3
G6
SW
2
N
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NE
3
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4
G5
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4
G5
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4
G5
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3
G5
NE
3
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2
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3
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G12
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G18
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PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
2%
4%
3%
1%
2%
2%
2%
4%
4%
5%
3%
2%
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7%
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25%
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32%
5%
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27%
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34%
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21%
21%
CLOUDS
cover %
8%
clear
8%
9%
69%
26%
93%
0%
0%
38%
0%
0%
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0%
2%
1%
92%
68%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
19%
0%
4%
72%
0%
25%
52%
84%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
93%
30%
31%
71%
45%
7%
47%
6%
8%
5%
14%
100%
100%
100%
60%
11%
12%
10%
11%
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13%
21%
100%
100%
100%
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85%
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100%
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90%
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100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
990
990990990990989989987987987991993994993996997998997997997997
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:14 AM
SUNSET
08:34 PM
15H 20M OF DAYLIGHT4H 59M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated

Station Location

43.2704, -72.6084
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 15:35 UTC
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