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FOX RIVER

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FOX RIVER AT SOUTH ELGIN, IL (TAILWATER)

SOUTH ELGIN, IL41.9962°N, -88.2950°W

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

7mph ESE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

63°

MON

94°

75°

TUE

90°

74°

WED

90°

73°

THU

91°

74°

FRI

89°

68°

SAT

90°

74°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

82°

85°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

76°

77°

76°

78°

81°

83°

86°

88°

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93°

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91°

88°

85°

83°

82°

80°

79°

77°

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74°

76°

79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

89°

90°

89°

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85°

83°

80°

78°

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76°

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80°

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88°

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85°

82°

79°

78°

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76°

75°

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80°

83°

86°

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89°

91°

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89°

85°

83°

80°

78°

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74°

72°

69°

68°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph SSE

G 11 mph

G11

SSE

G10

WNW

G40

G26

G10

ENE

G15

G16

ESE

G18

G22

G19

G24

G19

G16

G18

G25

SSW

G25

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

G25

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G29

SSW

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G25

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

SSW

G27

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

G27

G26

G25

G28

SSW

G27

SSW

G27

SSW

G28

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G31

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

G27

SSW

G22

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

G15

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G23

SSW

G23

SSW

G19

G17

G15

G13

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

SSW

G12

SSW

G18

SSW

G20

SSW

G23

SSW

G24

SSW

G23

SSW

G21

SSW

G19

SSW

G19

SSW

G19

G18

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

17%

13%

28%

CLOUDS

cover %

84%

mostly

84%

50%

100%

95%

100%

46%

24%

90%

48%

66%

11%

100%

16%

100%

79%

51%

29%

100%

23%

92%

71%

100%

12%

11%

80%

100%

12%

11%

59%

88%

10%

100%

98%

95%

85%

62%

31%

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

05:20 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 12M OF DAYLIGHT7H 59M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

97% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.9962, -88.2950

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 12:33 UTC

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