Waterlands
Yellowstone River
USGS · 06195950
YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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Yellowstone River at Big Timber, MT

MONTANA45.8472°N, -109.9407°W
AIR TEMP
56°F
WIND
5mph W
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

8.3in

-38% vs normal

8.28 in of precipitation so far this year, 38% below the 30-year normal of 13.29 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

8.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

13.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

10.7–16.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-38%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 0.15" · normal 1.00" (0.5–1.5)
Jan
Feb: 0.73" · normal 1.08" (0.5–1.9)
Feb
Mar: 1.86" · normal 1.61" (0.8–2.6)
Mar
Apr: 1.47" · normal 2.96" (2.0–4.0)
Apr
May: 3.02" · normal 3.87" (2.1–5.8)
May
Jun: 1.04" (so far)· normal 3.28" (2.0–5.2)
Jun
Jul: normal 1.32" (0.5–2.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 1.12" (0.3–2.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 1.76" (0.8–3.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.26" (1.2–3.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 1.31" (0.6–2.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 1.11" (0.4–2.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:51 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
76°
42°
WED
76°
50°
THU
76°
54°
FRI
80°
51°
SAT
79°
52°
SUN
65°
49°
MON
71°
48°
TIME
TUE
3
NOW
4
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WED
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THU
12
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FRI
12
am
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SAT
12
am
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SUN
12
am
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7
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TEMP
hourly forecast
74°
mild
74°
75°
76°
75°
74°
72°
67°
63°
60°
58°
56°
55°
53°
52°
51°
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54°
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63°
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68°
71°
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69°
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61°
58°
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63°
67°
65°
71°
74°
75°
76°
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63°
59°
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56°
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52°
57°
63°
67°
71°
74°
79°
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73°
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71°
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64°
61°
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68°
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76°
59°
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61°
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52°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph NE
G 10 mph
7
G10
NE
8
G9
ENE
9
G10
ENE
10
G11
ENE
11
G12
ENE
12
G15
NE
13
G21
NE
12
G19
NNE
9
G14
NNE
5
G10
N
7
G10
N
8
G11
N
7
G9
NNE
7
G9
NNE
6
G8
NNE
6
G8
NNE
4
G9
NE
4
G5
NE
7
G12
E
9
G11
E
10
G11
E
8
G10
ESE
9
G11
ESE
9
G10
ESE
9
G10
ESE
11
E
11
G12
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13
G14
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14
G17
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14
G19
ESE
12
G22
ESE
6
G15
ESE
5
G9
ENE
3
G5
E
6
G8
NE
8
G9
N
9
G13
NNE
9
G12
NNE
7
G9
NNE
4
G7
W
1
G5
SSW
1
G2
SE
1
G2
N
3
G4
N
2
G3
SSW
8
SW
5
G7
W
6
G10
SW
11
G15
WSW
16
G19
WSW
11
G19
W
9
G24
NW
11
G16
SW
12
SW
10
WSW
8
G9
WSW
6
G9
WSW
6
G10
SW
5
G11
SW
4
G7
SW
5
G8
SSW
5
G8
SW
4
G7
SSW
4
G7
SW
3
G7
SW
5
G6
SW
4
SSW
6
SE
6
G16
SSE
12
G19
SW
16
G26
WSW
19
G29
W
20
G28
WNW
16
G18
WNW
14
G18
W
18
G20
W
7
W
1
G3
NW
6
G9
SE
6
G11
S
5
G7
SW
4
G6
WNW
3
G8
WNW
4
G11
SW
5
G13
WSW
7
G15
WSW
7
G14
SW
7
G13
SW
7
G13
SW
8
G11
SW
11
WSW
11
WSW
12
WSW
10
G11
WSW
4
G11
SW
11
G26
W
15
G25
W
5
G17
WSW
4
G9
WSW
19
G23
SSE
5
G16
ESE
4
G9
E
2
G6
NNW
5
WNW
6
W
3
G6
WSW
6
G10
SW
8
G15
SW
9
G18
SW
8
G16
SW
5
G11
SW
5
G9
WSW
9
G13
WSW
PRECIP
chance %
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
4%
4%
3%
1%
6%
2%
2%
2%
3%
5%
5%
5%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
29%
29%
29%
29%
29%
29%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
24%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
26%
26%
26%
26%
26%
26%
39%
39%
39%
39%
39%
39%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
79%
79%
79%
79%
79%
79%
73%
73%
73%
73%
73%
73%
55%
55%
55%
55%
55%
55%
41%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
0%
0%
2%
16%
38%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
13%
100%
60%
13%
0%
0%
22%
83%
89%
1%
0%
35%
100%
100%
100%
100%
76%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
16%
59%
100%
96%
45%
96%
100%
89%
23%
24%
15%
26%
29%
89%
91%
97%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
87%
100%
16%
16%
72%
100%
5%
6%
100%
100%
75%
100%
100%
100%
100%
18%
100%
100%
100%
20%
66%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
887
887885883882884881877875874872869869868866864867865866866
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:30 AM
SUNSET
09:13 PM
15H 43M OF DAYLIGHT6H 19M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

45.8472, -109.9407
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:54 UTC
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