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SKAGIT RIVER

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SKAGIT RIVER AT NEWHALEM, WA

WHATCOM COUNTY, WA48.6718°N, -121.2462°W Updated 22 min ago

FLOW RATE

3,800cfs

GAUGE HT

84.00ft

WATER TEMP

10°F

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

3mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3,800cfs 22.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,213–4,347 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,900cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,690cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

84.00ft

Water Temperature

9.7°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

65°

WED

75°

56°

THU

74°

54°

FRI

78°

55°

SAT

82°

57°

SUN

80°

54°

MON

90°

52°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

75°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

80°

79°

77°

74°

70°

68°

66°

65°

64°

62°

61°

60°

65°

67°

68°

70°

72°

73°

74°

75°

74°

73°

70°

66°

61°

58°

56°

55°

54°

55°

56°

59°

63°

62°

67°

70°

71°

73°

74°

73°

71°

68°

65°

64°

59°

57°

56°

55°

58°

59°

58°

60°

62°

67°

70°

72°

75°

76°

78°

77°

76°

74°

71°

68°

61°

59°

57°

59°

60°

61°

62°

64°

69°

72°

75°

78°

80°

81°

82°

81°

79°

76°

72°

68°

63°

59°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSW

G 5 mph

SSW

G15

G18

G19

WSW

G20

WSW

G19

WSW

G19

WSW

G18

WSW

G18

WSW

G18

WSW

G19

WSW

G17

G14

G11

SSE

G11

ESE

G12

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G18

G19

WSW

G16

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

ENE

SSE

WSW

WNW

WSW

G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G17

WSW

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

21%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

13%

100%

95%

39%

100%

99%

61%

12%

88%

31%

18%

47%

100%

94%

100%

79%

53%

39%

100%

72%

47%

60%

29%

66%

97%

100%

97%

100%

76%

100%

84%

78%

100%

75%

100%

28%

17%

42%

14%

11%

14%

15%

65%

22%

67%

65%

90%

100%

10%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:11 AM

SUNSET

09:08 PM

15H 57M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

48.6718, -121.2462

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 07:30 UTC

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