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NORTH BRANCH CHICAGO RIVER AT NILES, IL

NILES, IL42.0122°N, -87.7958°W Updated 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

225cfs

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

7mph SW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

225cfs 25.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 42–56 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

970cfs

PERIOD LOW

17cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

71°

SAT

83°

70°

SUN

85°

66°

MON

76°

67°

TUE

81°

65°

WED

89°

66°

THU

81°

70°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

80°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

72°

73°

75°

77°

79°

80°

81°

82°

83°

81°

76°

74°

73°

71°

70°

68°

67°

66°

67°

69°

72°

76°

78°

79°

81°

83°

85°

83°

78°

74°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

73°

74°

75°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

71°

74°

77°

79°

81°

80°

79°

78°

76°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

72°

77°

81°

84°

86°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SE

G 8 mph

G27

G12

SSW

G11

SSE

G24

G11

G13

SSW

WSW

G21

G23

WSW

G12

WSW

WNW

G13

ENE

G11

G10

NNE

NNW

WNW

G11

G13

NNW

G14

G13

G15

NNE

G13

NNE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

G10

NNE

G11

NNE

G11

NNE

G13

G12

G14

G15

NNW

G15

G16

G15

G16

G13

G12

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

NNW

G15

NNW

G12

NNW

NNE

ENE

SSW

SSE

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

31%

24%

36%

34%

27%

28%

22%

14%

18%

16%

15%

18%

15%

10%

12%

15%

18%

22%

19%

16%

20%

33%

37%

33%

31%

29%

19%

16%

46%

36%

17%

18%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

78%

mostly

78%

100%

65%

88%

100%

93%

91%

41%

100%

85%

100%

93%

100%

82%

85%

57%

100%

45%

100%

58%

86%

84%

34%

26%

36%

48%

100%

11%

19%

99%

65%

61%

31%

24%

62%

100%

90%

76%

67%

84%

70%

67%

68%

67%

64%

34%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 10M OF DAYLIGHT2H 4M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

42.0122, -87.7958

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 18:26 UTC

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