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NANTAHALA RIVER

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NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR HEWITT, NC

SWAIN COUNTY, NC35.3050°N, -83.6522°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

84cfs

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

1mph NE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

84cfs 62.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 275–371 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

412cfs

PERIOD LOW

84cfs

RUNNABLE

65%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

94°

68°

SAT

95°

74°

SUN

92°

65°

MON

84°

66°

TUE

89°

66°

WED

87°

65°

THU

80°

66°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

86°

89°

92°

93°

94°

91°

85°

84°

83°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

79°

82°

86°

89°

92°

93°

94°

95°

92°

93°

87°

84°

82°

81°

77°

73°

69°

66°

65°

66°

70°

74°

80°

87°

90°

91°

84°

92°

86°

70°

69°

70°

69°

68°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

70°

74°

80°

84°

83°

80°

79°

80°

77°

73°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

70°

73°

78°

82°

85°

88°

89°

88°

87°

86°

83°

78°

75°

72°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph ENE

ENE

G15

G17

ENE

SSW

SSE

ENE

NNW

WSW

SSE

SSW

ENE

ESE

SSW

G14

WNW

SSW

SSE

SSW

ESE

WNW

WSW

NNW

G11

ESE

G13

ENE

ESE

SSW

NNE

ENE

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

NNW

WSW

SSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

NNW

G11

NNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

25%

23%

30%

28%

10%

12%

11%

12%

28%

23%

61%

23%

34%

72%

29%

68%

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

37%

100%

94%

99%

95%

86%

100%

40%

100%

89%

100%

55%

16%

65%

61%

100%

64%

40%

77%

21%

75%

85%

13%

19%

100%

13%

100%

12%

100%

63%

64%

100%

54%

100%

19%

20%

18%

12%

28%

96%

100%

17%

86%

30%

87%

22%

18%

100%

19%

35%

17%

15%

17%

10%

11%

100%

89%

73%

52%

28%

16%

28%

54%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

952

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:53 PM

14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT11H 20M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

88% illuminated

Station Location

35.3050, -83.6522

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 09:33 UTC

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