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NIAGARA RIVER
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NIAGARA RIVER AT BLACK ROCK LOCK AT BUFFALO NY

NEW YORK42.9338°N, -78.9050°W
AIR TEMP
87°F
WIND
9mph SW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
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No flow data available
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
92°
73°
SAT
86°
71°
SUN
85°
68°
MON
79°
66°
TUE
79°
65°
WED
82°
64°
THU
84°
65°
TIME
FRI
3
NOW
4
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SAT
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SUN
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MON
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TUE
12
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WED
12
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8
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9
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TEMP
hourly forecast
91°
mild
91°
92°
90°
89°
87°
85°
82°
79°
77°
76°
74°
74°
73°
72°
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83°
86°
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73°
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82°
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75°
71°
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64°
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68°
70°
72°
WIND
mph · gust · dir
15mph SW
G 25 mph
15
G25
SW
17
G28
SW
16
G27
SW
15
G26
SW
13
G25
SW
9
G20
SW
5
G9
SW
4
G5
S
4
G5
S
5
G6
S
5
G7
S
5
G9
SSW
5
G10
SW
6
G11
SSW
7
G17
SSW
3
G7
S
2
G4
SSW
4
G5
SSW
6
G8
SSW
6
G7
SSW
10
G13
SW
8
G11
WSW
10
G15
N
6
G11
N
3
G5
NW
4
G9
WSW
5
G9
WSW
8
G10
SSW
6
G9
SSW
4
G8
SSW
3
G8
SW
2
SE
1
G2
SE
2
G3
SSW
2
G4
SE
3
G4
ESE
3
ESE
4
E
4
G5
E
3
G4
E
4
G8
ESE
3
G5
ESE
3
G5
E
4
G5
ESE
4
G5
ESE
3
ESE
4
ESE
5
E
5
E
8
ENE
8
ENE
9
G11
ENE
9
G16
ENE
8
G19
E
7
G22
E
6
G16
ENE
5
G14
ESE
3
G13
ESE
5
G9
E
4
G8
ESE
5
G11
ESE
6
G14
E
4
G11
SE
3
G6
ESE
2
G3
SE
1
G3
SSW
1
G4
ESE
3
G7
SE
3
G7
ESE
3
G5
ENE
3
G5
SSW
6
G7
SW
5
G7
WSW
4
G6
SW
3
WSW
1
G3
NW
3
G6
NNE
6
G11
NE
7
G13
NE
6
G15
NE
6
G17
NE
7
G16
ENE
7
G15
ENE
5
G10
ENE
5
G9
NE
4
G9
NNE
5
G11
NNE
4
G11
NE
5
G10
NNE
6
G10
NNE
6
G10
NNE
5
G9
NNE
5
G9
NNE
4
G6
NNE
5
G7
NNE
6
G9
NNE
7
G10
N
7
G9
N
6
G7
NNE
5
G6
NE
4
ENE
4
G5
ESE
4
G5
SE
4
SE
3
ESE
2
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
G4
SSW
3
G5
SSW
3
G6
SSW
4
G7
SSW
4
G7
SW
PRECIP
chance %
17%
17%
18%
10%
10%
13%
13%
3%
4%
4%
8%
9%
8%
3%
6%
7%
11%
6%
14%
6%
5%
12%
13%
20%
30%
24%
26%
24%
15%
15%
15%
26%
26%
26%
26%
26%
26%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
44%
47%
47%
47%
47%
47%
47%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
35%
42%
42%
42%
42%
42%
42%
51%
51%
51%
51%
51%
51%
59%
59%
59%
59%
59%
59%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
27%
27%
27%
27%
27%
27%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
13%
13%
13%
13%
13%
13%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
17%
CLOUDS
cover %
64%
mostly
64%
4%
78%
4%
12%
100%
8%
7%
9%
7%
8%
6%
19%
100%
100%
94%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
25%
100%
100%
100%
100%
42%
100%
100%
100%
100%
82%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
96%
64%
78%
100%
24%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
100%
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
26%
100%
100%
0%
41%
2%
70%
56%
64%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
73%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
5%
0%
0%
10%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
0%
0%
4%
33%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
995
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
08:57 PM
15H 16M OF DAYLIGHT6H 15M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated

Station Location

42.9338, -78.9050
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 14:42 UTC
Site #04216220·USGS

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