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TAR RIVER

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TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC

EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NC35.9547°N, -77.7872°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

47.1cfs

GAUGE HT

2.93ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

2mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

47.1cfs 75.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 41–56 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

49.5cfs

PERIOD LOW

47.1cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.93ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

74°

THU

92°

73°

FRI

99°

77°

SAT

95°

72°

SUN

87°

71°

MON

88°

69°

TUE

87°

65°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

78°

80°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

89°

88°

87°

83°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

77°

75°

74°

73°

74°

77°

80°

83°

85°

87°

88°

90°

91°

92°

88°

92°

90°

88°

83°

82°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

81°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

98°

99°

92°

91°

92°

87°

85°

83°

80°

79°

78°

76°

74°

72°

74°

75°

77°

81°

83°

88°

90°

87°

88°

85°

92°

95°

88°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

72°

71°

72°

74°

76°

78°

79°

82°

85°

87°

85°

82°

79°

77°

75°

73°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph N

G 7 mph

NNE

NNW

WNW

SSE

G12

G19

G17

G16

G11

G12

ESE

WNW

ESE

G10

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

SSE

G11

G10

G13

G14

G17

G15

G12

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G11

NNW

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G13

WNW

G16

WNW

G13

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

G18

G16

G15

G17

G18

G21

WSW

G21

WSW

G15

G18

G22

NNW

G15

NNE

G20

NNW

WNW

G13

G11

G14

WNW

WSW

G10

G12

G11

G10

WSW

G15

WSW

G11

G10

WSW

G20

WNW

G29

G11

NNE

ENE

G11

SSW

G10

G11

WSW

G11

G13

WNW

G13

NNW

G14

G11

NNE

G12

NNE

G15

G16

ENE

G16

G15

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G17

G18

ESE

G19

ESE

G20

G21

ENE

G21

ENE

G21

PRECIP

chance %

13%

12%

15%

17%

21%

23%

19%

13%

10%

20%

16%

43%

25%

66%

46%

18%

15%

35%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

70%

mostly

70%

90%

96%

78%

28%

19%

51%

12%

100%

20%

100%

25%

84%

58%

86%

100%

93%

100%

90%

96%

100%

19%

16%

18%

23%

27%

50%

79%

19%

10%

51%

16%

10%

90%

100%

24%

100%

15%

100%

81%

100%

92%

100%

99%

100%

85%

75%

100%

91%

100%

72%

100%

81%

55%

41%

52%

75%

93%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1014

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:01 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

40% illuminated

Station Location

35.9547, -77.7872

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 06:45 UTC

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