Waterlands
Hiwassee River
NOAA NWPS · HADT1
HIWASSEE RIVER
NOAA NWPS · HADT1LIVE

Hiwassee River above Apalachia Dam

CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC35.1682°N, -84.2980°W
AIR TEMP
62°F
WIND
4mph SW
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

24.6in

≈ normal

24.63 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 28.92 in).

YTD Total

24.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

24.1–36.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-15%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 5.54" · normal 5.18" (3.4–6.5)
Jan
Feb: 3.92" · normal 4.91" (2.9–7.8)
Feb
Mar: 4.12" · normal 5.60" (3.7–7.8)
Mar
Apr: 2.92" · normal 5.18" (3.1–7.3)
Apr
May: 4.87" · normal 4.59" (2.7–6.2)
May
Jun: 3.27" (so far)· normal 4.58" (2.6–6.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 5.08" (2.9–7.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.20" (2.4–6.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.02" (1.5–6.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.62" (1.0–6.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.50" (2.7–6.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.46" (3.4–8.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:38 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
59°
THU
88°
63°
FRI
87°
66°
SAT
91°
69°
SUN
89°
69°
MON
94°
70°
TUE
87°
70°
TIME
WED
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MON
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TEMP
hourly forecast
60°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph SW
G 7 mph
5
G7
SW
4
G6
WSW
2
G5
SW
1
G2
S
2
G3
SE
1
G3
SE
1
G2
WNW
1
G2
WNW
1
G3
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3
G4
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4
G5
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4
G5
WNW
3
G4
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6
G8
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4
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3
G6
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3
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4
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4
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3
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3
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0
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2
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1
G7
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2
G4
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2
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1
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3
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4
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3
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1
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5
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2
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7
G15
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6
G11
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9
G13
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10
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11
G13
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9
G13
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9
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6
G13
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6
G13
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4
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2
W
1
SSW
3
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2
G3
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3
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2
G3
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2
G3
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2
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0
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G4
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4
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7
G11
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8
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9
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8
G12
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7
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5
G9
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4
G9
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4
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NNE
5
G10
NNE
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G8
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PRECIP
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3%
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CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
76%
95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
1%
0%
0%
1%
0%
97%
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17%
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100%
12%
29%
26%
100%
100%
90%
60%
41%
13%
100%
42%
36%
36%
16%
18%
5%
11%
15%
16%
59%
12%
7%
84%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
976
976977975974973975975974974977975975976977975976976977974976
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:24 AM
SUNSET
08:55 PM
14H 31M OF DAYLIGHT15H 51M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
66% illuminated

Station Location

35.1682, -84.2980
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DATA · NOAA NWPS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 05:04 UTC
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