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NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR CUMBERLAND, MD

MARYLAND39.6218°N, -78.7734°W Updated 22 hr ago

FLOW RATE

498cfs

AIR TEMP

96°F

WIND

8mph WNW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

498cfs 43.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 355–481 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8,873cfs

PERIOD LOW

234cfs

RUNNABLE

18%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

97°

75°

SAT

99°

76°

SUN

95°

70°

MON

93°

68°

TUE

91°

67°

WED

85°

67°

THU

78°

68°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

84°

83°

82°

79°

78°

77°

76°

78°

83°

88°

92°

93°

96°

97°

99°

97°

96°

95°

90°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

76°

80°

84°

86°

89°

92°

94°

95°

74°

72°

73°

71°

72°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

74°

75°

82°

86°

88°

92°

93°

91°

90°

88°

81°

77°

74°

75°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

73°

78°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

89°

85°

79°

76°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

72°

74°

76°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ESE

ESE

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

G11

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

G20

G18

WNW

G26

WNW

G22

WNW

G15

G10

WNW

G25

G30

WNW

G13

G11

ESE

SSE

WSW

G12

SSE

G21

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

NNE

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G12

G11

NNW

G14

NNW

NNE

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

17%

24%

21%

15%

13%

17%

13%

11%

10%

12%

21%

86%

70%

30%

33%

82%

60%

20%

32%

50%

34%

11%

17%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

20%

100%

59%

100%

95%

100%

79%

100%

10%

100%

89%

67%

100%

81%

50%

36%

40%

97%

100%

76%

86%

100%

64%

32%

63%

100%

68%

28%

40%

65%

100%

96%

91%

88%

92%

100%

86%

65%

51%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 54M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

84% illuminated

Station Location

39.6218, -78.7734

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 22:28 UTC

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