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Skokie River
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SKOKIE RIVER
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SKOKIE RIVER AT LAKE FOREST, IL

LAKE FOREST, IL42.2325°N, -87.8453°W Updated 6 hr ago
FLOW RATE
12cfs
AIR TEMP
65°F
WIND
4mph NNE
FISH INDEX
81SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
12cfs 13.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 9–13 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
50cfs
PERIOD LOW
3cfs
RUNNABLE
19%
last 30 day in band
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
79°
63°
WED
90°
65°
THU
83°
70°
FRI
83°
68°
SAT
84°
68°
SUN
87°
69°
MON
92°
73°
TIME
TUE
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
67°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph NW
G 7 mph
4
G7
NW
4
G6
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2
G3
NNW
4
G5
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7
G8
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G7
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G6
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G5
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G5
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4
G8
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G9
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G10
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G12
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G11
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G11
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5
G11
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6
G13
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G11
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G15
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G13
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8
G10
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G8
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G11
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G13
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11
G14
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10
G13
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G12
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5
G10
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3
G9
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3
G9
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4
G10
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4
G10
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5
G11
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4
G15
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4
G15
WSW
5
G14
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7
G19
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7
G19
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7
G17
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7
G16
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8
G11
SW
9
G13
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9
G13
WSW
11
G14
WSW
8
G13
WSW
5
G13
SW
4
G10
SW
4
G7
WNW
9
G15
W
5
G27
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5
G22
SSW
4
G19
SE
2
G10
SSE
3
SSW
3
SW
2
S
3
G4
S
3
ESE
1
G2
SE
1
G4
SE
3
NNE
3
G4
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2
G6
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2
G11
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3
G6
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5
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5
G7
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6
G7
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7
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7
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7
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4
G9
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3
G7
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3
G6
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3
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5
G10
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5
G11
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3
G13
ESE
1
G15
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2
G13
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G17
NE
4
G21
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2
G26
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2
G28
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G22
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G6
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ESE
1
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6
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PRECIP
chance %
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7%
7%
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7%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
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0%
5%
4%
0%
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1%
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87%
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100%
91%
78%
64%
48%
31%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
994
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
81
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:22 AM
SUNSET
08:30 PM
15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Last Quarter
51% illuminated

Station Location

42.2325, -87.8453
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC
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