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FRENCH BROAD RIVER

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT HOT SPRINGS, NC

HOT SPRINGS, NC35.8899°N, -82.8210°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,065cfs

AIR TEMP

72°F

WIND

0mph E

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

1,065cfs 46.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,113–1,505 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,941cfs

PERIOD LOW

841cfs

RUNNABLE

42%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

70°

MON

90°

70°

TUE

93°

70°

WED

96°

68°

THU

94°

67°

FRI

93°

69°

SAT

93°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

81°

82°

83°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

71°

70°

71°

75°

79°

81°

83°

85°

86°

87°

89°

90°

89°

88°

86°

83°

81°

80°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

74°

77°

82°

87°

91°

93°

90°

89°

82°

75°

72°

70°

68°

69°

73°

78°

84°

88°

91°

94°

96°

92°

94°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

72°

77°

83°

87°

90°

92°

94°

84°

75°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

72°

75°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph WNW

G 15 mph

G15

WNW

G19

WNW

G18

WNW

G17

WNW

G16

WNW

G11

WNW

ESE

ENE

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

G11

NNW

ESE

ENE

ESE

NNW

NNE

G13

ESE

SSE

ESE

NNW

G10

NNW

G41

ENE

SSE

ESE

NNW

ENE

NNE

WSW

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSW

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

39%

32%

19%

20%

15%

14%

15%

13%

17%

14%

18%

24%

23%

26%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

20%

18%

12%

10%

100%

49%

15%

29%

24%

27%

14%

42%

38%

92%

100%

91%

100%

76%

56%

100%

82%

100%

30%

99%

17%

11%

100%

12%

100%

98%

10%

12%

76%

25%

100%

25%

10%

16%

18%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

969

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:17 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 34M OF DAYLIGHT6H 4M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Full Moon

98% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.8899, -82.8210

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 14:47 UTC

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