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NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV

GARRETT COUNTY, MD39.4451°N, -79.1108°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

319cfs

AIR TEMP

95°F

WIND

7mph W

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

319cfs 16.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 268–362 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

882cfs

PERIOD LOW

291cfs

RUNNABLE

77%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

74°

SAT

98°

74°

SUN

94°

69°

MON

89°

68°

TUE

90°

66°

WED

84°

66°

THU

80°

67°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

92°

mild

92°

88°

85°

83°

81°

80°

78°

77°

76°

78°

83°

87°

91°

94°

95°

97°

98°

97°

91°

78°

79°

80°

74°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

73°

78°

81°

86°

91°

93°

94°

74°

75°

72°

74°

70°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

68°

70°

75°

78°

84°

87°

88°

89°

87°

84°

79°

76°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

72°

78°

82°

85°

87°

88°

90°

88°

80°

77°

73°

71°

68°

67°

66°

67°

68°

71°

74°

77°

81°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph W

G 12 mph

G12

G10

WSW

SSE

G12

SSE

WNW

G10

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G28

G30

WSW

G20

WNW

G12

NNE

G22

WSW

G37

G16

G18

ENE

SSW

WNW

ESE

NNE

G26

G23

ESE

G22

NNW

G12

SSW

SSE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

G15

G17

WNW

G17

G18

NNE

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

18%

29%

19%

13%

10%

20%

81%

68%

29%

37%

82%

51%

19%

33%

53%

33%

13%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

64%

50%

11%

88%

100%

96%

100%

79%

54%

64%

100%

95%

83%

100%

72%

99%

15%

36%

100%

54%

82%

100%

12%

66%

87%

100%

98%

84%

66%

52%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

974

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:54 AM

SUNSET

08:47 PM

14H 53M OF DAYLIGHT1H 3M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

39.4451, -79.1108

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 19:44 UTC

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