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NB CHICAGO RIVER

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NB CHICAGO RIVER AT N PULASKI ROAD AT CHICAGO, IL

CHICAGO, IL41.9747°N, -87.7283°W Updated 12 hr ago

FLOW RATE

377cfs

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

5mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

377cfs 18.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 43–57 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,178cfs

PERIOD LOW

12cfs

RUNNABLE

11%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

67°

SUN

72°

65°

MON

78°

67°

TUE

82°

65°

WED

88°

66°

THU

80°

67°

FRI

78°

66°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

78°

79°

78°

75°

73°

71°

68°

67°

66°

65°

66°

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70°

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67°

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69°

68°

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71°

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81°

82°

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78°

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71°

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69°

73°

77°

81°

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86°

87°

88°

86°

85°

82°

80°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NE

G 3 mph

ENE

G10

ENE

NNE

G13

NNE

G15

G14

NNW

G15

G12

WNW

G11

G14

G11

NNW

G14

NNW

G11

NNW

G16

G15

G14

G15

G17

G18

G19

G21

G14

NNE

G15

G14

NNE

G13

ESE

G13

G12

G11

G13

G14

G13

G12

G11

G12

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

G13

WSW

G14

G15

SSW

G14

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G14

G15

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

WSW

G19

G22

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G24

SSW

G18

G14

SSW

G12

G13

G14

PRECIP

chance %

14%

12%

14%

26%

25%

18%

10%

11%

25%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

86%

24%

73%

98%

100%

66%

95%

76%

40%

100%

15%

100%

68%

53%

99%

80%

100%

20%

56%

39%

100%

10%

11%

37%

27%

100%

25%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

994

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:21 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT8H 5M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

79% illuminated

Station Location

41.9747, -87.7283

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 12:24 UTC

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