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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

73°F

WIND

6mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

—cfs

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

63°

MON

94°

76°

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

84°

mild

84°

85°

86°

87°

85°

83°

81°

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78°

77°

76°

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81°

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88°

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79°

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86°

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78°

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82°

79°

78°

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80°

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86°

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91°

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89°

85°

83°

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78°

77°

76°

74°

72°

69°

68°

70°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SE

G 10 mph

G10

G14

SSE

G18

SSE

G18

SSE

G15

G12

G14

ESE

G17

ESE

G15

ESE

G21

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

G28

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

SSW

G28

G29

G26

G25

G23

G22

G24

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G29

SSW

G30

SSW

G30

SSW

G31

G29

G24

SSW

G19

SSW

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

G18

G19

SSW

G20

G21

G22

SSW

G23

SSW

G21

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G28

SSW

G31

SSW

G31

SSW

G30

SSW

G28

SSW

G29

SSW

G25

SSW

G22

SSW

G17

G16

G17

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G19

SSW

G16

SSW

G22

SSW

G21

SSW

G22

SSW

G26

SSW

G24

SSW

G26

SSW

G25

SSW

G24

G22

G21

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

17%

13%

28%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

56%

100%

93%

100%

45%

10%

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

988

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 DAYLIGHT6H 40M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.9962, -88.2950

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 13:52 UTC

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