USGS · 05536121

CHICAGO RIVER

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CHICAGO RIVER AT CHICAGO LOCK AT CHICAGO, IL

CHICAGO, IL41.8893°N, -87.6079°W

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

6mph ENE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

76°

62°

FRI

68°

63°

SAT

71°

63°

SUN

84°

64°

MON

93°

75°

TUE

95°

77°

WED

97°

79°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

64°

mild

64°

63°

64°

65°

67°

68°

67°

68°

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66°

64°

63°

64°

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66°

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73°

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82°

84°

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76°

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80°

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87°

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82°

81°

80°

78°

77°

79°

82°

85°

89°

91°

93°

95°

93°

91°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph E

G 11 mph

G11

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

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G11

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G11

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G13

ENE

G12

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G11

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G11

ENE

G10

G12

NNE

G13

NNE

G13

G12

G13

G14

G15

G17

G18

G17

NNE

G16

G17

G18

ENE

G18

ENE

G20

G18

ENE

G15

G12

ENE

G11

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

ESE

G12

G15

G13

G14

G13

ESE

G13

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G15

SSE

G16

G19

G20

SSE

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

G21

G20

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

G15

G13

G14

G15

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G17

G18

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

G21

G22

G23

G22

G20

G17

G16

PRECIP

chance %

12%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

66%

100%

88%

100%

96%

69%

19%

100%

63%

100%

80%

19%

31%

100%

80%

100%

15%

100%

13%

100%

16%

98%

94%

15%

20%

100%

79%

100%

75%

51%

59%

36%

10%

11%

10%

14%

37%

100%

65%

13%

77%

100%

90%

88%

100%

60%

14%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

996

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:16 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 13M OF DAYLIGHT20H 21M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

83% illuminated

Station Location

41.8893, -87.6079

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 00:08 UTC

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