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North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ

FAR HILLS, NJ40.7083°N, -74.6361°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3.86cfs

GAUGE HT

1.95ft

AIR TEMP

101°F

WIND

12mph W

FISH INDEX

50SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3.86cfs 83.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 4–5 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5.41cfs

PERIOD LOW

3.86cfs

RUNNABLE

67%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.95ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

101°

79°

SAT

104°

75°

SUN

83°

67°

MON

74°

64°

TUE

66°

62°

WED

84°

56°

THU

82°

57°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

96°

mild

96°

92°

90°

84°

83°

82°

80°

79°

78°

83°

88°

92°

95°

97°

99°

100°

102°

103°

104°

103°

100°

87°

85°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

78°

82°

83°

79°

80°

78°

76°

75°

78°

76°

75°

72°

70°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

73°

74°

73°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

65°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

59°

58°

57°

56°

59°

64°

68°

72°

75°

78°

81°

83°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph WSW

G 15 mph

G15

WSW

G48

G20

G11

G10

NNW

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

G13

WSW

G18

G20

G23

G26

G28

G25

WSW

G21

NNW

G18

G17

ENE

G12

G13

ESE

G14

SSE

G13

SSW

G12

WSW

G12

WNW

G12

WSW

G18

ESE

G11

ENE

ESE

G11

G16

G18

ESE

G20

ESE

G17

G13

SSE

ENE

SSW

ENE

G13

G17

ENE

G18

G17

G16

ESE

G14

G16

G15

G17

SSE

G19

SSE

G18

G17

NNE

G17

NNE

G16

NNE

G17

NNE

G17

NNE

G15

NNE

ENE

NNE

G11

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

11%

13%

16%

13%

19%

43%

35%

32%

24%

21%

37%

29%

50%

67%

72%

63%

71%

70%

56%

42%

45%

22%

15%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

81%

24%

17%

20%

21%

35%

94%

86%

96%

93%

100%

99%

93%

100%

33%

99%

100%

77%

92%

100%

98%

97%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:33 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT0H 45M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

40.7083, -74.6361

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 19:48 UTC

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