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North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ

FAR HILLS, NJ40.7083°N, -74.6361°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3.86cfs

GAUGE HT

1.95ft

AIR TEMP

99°F

WIND

9mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

3.86cfs 83.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 4–5 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5.41cfs

PERIOD LOW

3.86cfs

RUNNABLE

72%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.95ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

103°

79°

SAT

104°

75°

SUN

90°

68°

MON

78°

67°

TUE

81°

68°

WED

81°

67°

THU

86°

65°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

102°

mild

102°

100°

97°

93°

91°

83°

82°

84°

83°

81°

80°

84°

88°

92°

95°

97°

99°

100°

102°

103°

104°

103°

100°

87°

85°

76°

75°

74°

73°

75°

77°

82°

85°

87°

89°

90°

89°

85°

79°

75°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

72°

71°

74°

78°

75°

72°

71°

72°

71°

70°

71°

70°

72°

79°

81°

79°

77°

78°

76°

74°

73°

69°

68°

70°

68°

67°

68°

71°

75°

78°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

12mph W

G 21 mph

G21

G22

G19

G16

G11

G37

WNW

G12

NNW

G15

NNW

G12

WNW

NNW

G11

NNW

G12

G13

WSW

G18

G20

G23

G26

G28

G25

WSW

G21

NNW

G18

G17

ENE

G12

G13

ESE

G14

SSE

G13

SSW

G12

WSW

G12

WNW

G12

WSW

G18

ESE

G11

ENE

ESE

SSE

G11

G16

ESE

G18

G20

ESE

G17

ESE

G13

SSE

G13

G17

G18

G17

ESE

G17

G16

SSE

G14

SSE

G16

G15

G17

SSE

G19

G18

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

ESE

G16

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

G15

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

NNW

G11

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

17%

14%

13%

12%

13%

15%

23%

24%

19%

34%

29%

24%

49%

37%

29%

50%

67%

72%

63%

71%

70%

56%

42%

45%

22%

15%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

22%

38%

17%

20%

21%

35%

94%

86%

96%

93%

100%

99%

93%

100%

54%

86%

28%

100%

93%

100%

75%

83%

100%

97%

100%

78%

97%

100%

72%

100%

18%

46%

100%

90%

96%

99%

100%

91%

78%

69%

68%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1005

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Falling — Active

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:32 AM

SUNSET

08:33 PM

15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT3H 29M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

40.7083, -74.6361

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 17:04 UTC

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