USGS · 05549501

FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER (TAILWATER) NEAR MCHENRY, IL

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL42.3092°N, -88.2515°W

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

7mph ESE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

84°

64°

MON

92°

74°

TUE

90°

75°

WED

90°

74°

THU

92°

75°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

91°

74°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

84°

81°

80°

78°

75°

74°

76°

75°

76°

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76°

78°

81°

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79°

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86°

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86°

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86°

83°

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74°

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70°

71°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SE

G 9 mph

ESE

G15

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G15

ESE

G17

G16

G20

ESE

G14

G21

G23

SSE

G21

SSE

G16

G19

G18

G26

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G18

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G18

G20

G22

G26

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G32

SSW

G22

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G27

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G28

SSW

G29

SSW

G29

SSW

G29

G28

G25

G23

G25

G26

G27

G28

G29

SSW

G30

G32

G31

G32

G31

G26

G23

G21

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G21

G19

G20

G21

G23

SSW

G24

SSW

G23

SSW

G23

SSW

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G30

SSW

G32

SSW

G33

SSW

G32

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G21

G19

G18

G17

G16

G15

G16

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G23

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G25

G24

G23

G22

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

19%

16%

21%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

97%

99%

100%

86%

13%

100%

69%

64%

100%

82%

100%

42%

16%

67%

14%

100%

75%

77%

15%

30%

100%

38%

94%

11%

41%

100%

10%

11%

87%

100%

64%

100%

86%

100%

56%

100%

97%

86%

71%

48%

22%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

987

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:18 AM

SUNSET

08:33 PM

15H 15M OF DAYLIGHT6H 40M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.3092, -88.2515

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 13:53 UTC

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