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NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV

WEST VIRGINIA39.4451°N, -79.1108°W Updated 22 hr ago

FLOW RATE

321cfs

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 · 7 DAY

321cfs 22.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 263–355 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

321cfs

PERIOD LOW

303cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

74°

SAT

97°

76°

SUN

93°

69°

MON

89°

68°

TUE

90°

66°

WED

84°

66°

THU

80°

67°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

85°

83°

81°

80°

79°

77°

76°

78°

83°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

96°

97°

93°

94°

92°

87°

79°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

73°

75°

78°

82°

85°

89°

92°

93°

79°

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°

84°

83°

82°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSW

G 11 mph

G11

SSW

G11

SSE

G10

SSW

G11

WNW

G11

G15

G16

G17

G18

G17

WNW

G20

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G28

WNW

G25

WSW

G19

WNW

SSE

WSW

SSE

G15

G14

SSW

WSW

G11

SSW

G12

G16

G15

ESE

NNW

SSW

G13

SSW

SSE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

WSW

WNW

G13

WNW

WSW

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G14

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

G11

G10

WNW

G10

G15

NNE

ENE

G12

G13

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

18%

29%

19%

13%

10%

20%

81%

68%

29%

37%

82%

51%

19%

33%

53%

33%

13%

19%

26%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

48%

100%

63%

77%

91%

49%

100%

71%

33%

65%

54%

100%

48%

58%

100%

72%

99%

15%

36%

100%

54%

82%

100%

12%

66%

87%

100%

98%

84%

66%

52%

47%

48%

50%

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 DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

84% illuminated

Station Location

39.4451, -79.1108

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 22:25 UTC

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