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Ararat River
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ARARAT RIVER
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ARARAT RIVER AT ARARAT, NC

SURRY COUNTY, NC36.4044°N, -80.5617°W Updated 14 hr ago
FLOW RATE
77cfs
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
7mph NW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
77cfs 78.4% vs avg
Optimal band: 81109 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
422cfs
PERIOD LOW
60cfs
RUNNABLE
32%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

13.2in

-38% vs normal

13.16 in of precipitation so far this year, 38% below the 30-year normal of 21.13 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

13.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.3–28.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-38%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.35" · normal 3.74" (2.0–6.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.72" · normal 3.21" (1.5–5.0)
Feb
Mar: 2.32" · normal 4.26" (2.5–6.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.05" · normal 3.90" (1.8–5.3)
Apr
May: 3.75" · normal 3.43" (1.5–5.9)
May
Jun: 1.98" (so far)· normal 3.25" (1.3–5.5)
Jun
Jul: normal 3.12" (1.7–4.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.08" (1.5–5.3)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.80" (1.4–7.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.48" (1.4–6.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.43" (1.4–5.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.80" (2.1–5.5)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:24 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
80°
67°
WED
84°
60°
THU
92°
63°
FRI
94°
65°
SAT
94°
69°
SUN
86°
69°
MON
86°
70°
TIME
TUE
3
NOW
4
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WED
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THU
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FRI
12
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SAT
12
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SUN
12
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TEMP
hourly forecast
79°
mild
79°
79°
78°
78°
77°
73°
70°
68°
67°
66°
64°
63°
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70°
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68°
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82°
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88°
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72°
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75°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
17mph NW
G 25 mph
17
G25
NW
16
G23
NW
16
G24
NW
13
G22
NW
12
G23
NW
6
G21
NW
4
G8
NW
4
G9
NW
4
G8
NW
6
G8
NW
5
G9
WNW
6
G10
WNW
5
G8
NW
6
G7
NW
5
G8
NW
5
G6
NW
4
G6
NW
2
G7
NNW
5
G10
NNW
3
G6
NNW
1
G5
NE
1
G3
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0
G6
W
2
G6
WNW
3
G6
WNW
2
G7
WNW
1
G6
SW
1
G4
SSE
2
G4
ESE
4
G6
E
5
G10
ESE
4
G10
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4
G5
NE
4
NNE
4
N
4
G5
N
5
G6
NNE
4
G5
N
4
N
4
G5
ESE
2
G5
S
2
G3
W
2
G3
NW
3
G5
S
4
G6
SSW
6
G7
SSW
6
G9
SSW
6
G10
SW
6
G9
SW
7
G9
WSW
6
G9
SW
7
G10
SSW
6
G7
S
5
S
4
SSW
3
SW
3
S
2
SSW
3
S
2
WSW
3
S
2
SSW
2
WSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
3
G4
SSW
5
G7
SW
6
G11
SW
8
G13
SW
9
G13
SW
9
G13
WSW
9
G15
WSW
7
G15
SW
13
G17
WNW
1
G2
SSE
4
G13
S
3
G14
S
2
S
1
S
1
G2
SSW
1
G2
WNW
1
G3
NW
1
G2
SSW
2
SW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2
W
2
G3
WNW
1
G2
W
2
G3
W
3
G5
WSW
3
G5
WSW
7
G15
W
7
G19
WSW
13
G19
W
7
G15
WSW
13
G19
WNW
13
G20
NW
8
G17
NW
8
G20
NW
9
G20
NW
8
G21
NW
5
G15
N
3
G4
N
3
G4
NNW
3
G4
N
2
G10
NNE
3
G4
SW
3
G4
WSW
3
W
4
WNW
4
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
G5
NNW
PRECIP
chance %
2%
2%
1%
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0%
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0%
0%
0%
0%
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0%
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0%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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1%
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1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
14%
9%
9%
9%
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9%
9%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
17%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
9%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
10%
CLOUDS
cover %
15%
few
15%
12%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
18%
6%
42%
83%
100%
100%
43%
7%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
89%
81%
95%
46%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
83%
41%
0%
5%
5%
5%
7%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
5%
5%
5%
25%
6%
12%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
22%
12%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
11%
0%
7%
5%
10%
11%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
92%
100%
100%
100%
100%
98%
43%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
97%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
980
980984985987986984985986984983984986983983983985983984984986
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:05 AM
SUNSET
08:43 PM
14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT5H 49M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
60% illuminated

Station Location

36.4044, -80.5617
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 14:54 UTC
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