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Hiwassee River
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HIWASSEE RIVER
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Hiwassee River above Hiwassee Dam

CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC35.1508°N, -84.1786°W
AIR TEMP
62°F
WIND
3mph WSW
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

24.4in

-17% vs normal

24.37 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 29.28 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

24.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

29.3in

30-yr average

Typical Range

24.1–37.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 5.68" · normal 5.25" (3.4–6.5)
Jan
Feb: 3.41" · normal 5.04" (2.9–8.0)
Feb
Mar: 3.93" · normal 5.66" (3.7–7.8)
Mar
Apr: 2.60" · normal 5.24" (3.1–7.4)
Apr
May: 5.58" · normal 4.60" (2.7–6.4)
May
Jun: 3.19" (so far)· normal 4.60" (2.6–6.6)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.95" (2.9–7.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.15" (2.4–5.8)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.03" (1.5–6.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.70" (1.0–6.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.55" (2.8–6.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.52" (3.4–8.3)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:33 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
82°
58°
THU
87°
63°
FRI
86°
67°
SAT
90°
70°
SUN
90°
69°
MON
94°
71°
TUE
91°
71°
TIME
WED
5
NOW
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FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
59°
mild
59°
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58°
61°
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70°
73°
76°
78°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
4mph W
G 8 mph
4
G8
W
1
G4
NW
1
E
2
SE
2
G3
SE
1
G2
S
1
G2
WSW
2
G3
WNW
1
G3
W
2
G4
WSW
4
G5
WSW
5
G6
W
4
G5
WNW
6
G8
WNW
5
G7
NW
4
G6
WNW
4
G6
WNW
2
G3
W
3
G4
SW
3
SW
1
G2
S
3
E
4
G5
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5
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3
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2
ESE
3
SE
1
SSE
1
G3
ESE
1
G8
SSW
3
G4
S
1
G2
WNW
1
W
2
G4
SE
5
G8
S
7
G9
S
5
G7
SSW
4
G6
SSW
3
G7
WSW
3
G4
WSW
2
G3
E
4
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4
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5
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5
ESE
3
G4
ESE
4
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5
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4
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4
G5
ESE
3
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3
G5
SE
3
G5
S
3
G4
SSW
2
G3
SW
3
G4
WNW
4
G7
WNW
5
G9
WNW
4
G9
WNW
4
G11
WNW
5
G12
WNW
8
G13
W
3
G4
NW
2
NNE
2
NE
2
G3
NE
4
NE
4
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3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
G4
E
3
G4
ESE
2
G4
ESE
2
G5
SE
1
G6
E
1
G9
WSW
6
G15
W
6
G11
W
8
G13
W
10
G14
W
11
G13
WNW
9
G13
W
9
G13
WNW
7
G13
W
5
G13
WSW
4
W
2
NW
2
N
4
NNE
3
NE
4
NE
3
NE
2
NE
3
NE
3
N
3
NE
2
NNE
2
NE
2
NW
3
G4
NW
4
G8
NW
7
G11
NW
9
G12
NW
10
G13
NW
10
G12
NW
9
G10
NW
8
G9
NW
6
G9
NNW
5
G10
N
5
G10
NNE
5
G8
NE
4
G6
NNE
4
NNE
PRECIP
chance %
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2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
36%
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36%
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6%
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6%
6%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
30%
30%
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30%
30%
30%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
37%
14%
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13%
13%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
16%
3%
3%
3%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
100%
51%
68%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
3%
3%
1%
0%
0%
55%
65%
4%
3%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
92%
100%
67%
17%
8%
75%
60%
8%
100%
79%
49%
5%
10%
6%
12%
100%
100%
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100%
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100%
100%
73%
72%
100%
100%
100%
20%
24%
18%
23%
21%
12%
45%
100%
12%
23%
19%
100%
100%
75%
88%
38%
14%
13%
95%
75%
22%
15%
51%
50%
10%
10%
11%
13%
6%
11%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
99%
98%
98%
98%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
971
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:23 AM
SUNSET
08:54 PM
14H 31M OF DAYLIGHT15H 58M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
66% illuminated

Station Location

35.1508, -84.1786
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DATA · NOAA NWPS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 04:56 UTC
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