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NORTH PLATTE RIVER

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North Platte River at Scottsbluff, Nebr.

NEBRASKA41.8499°N, -103.6756°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

127cfs

GAUGE HT

3.89ft

WATER TEMP

24°F

AIR TEMP

69°F

WIND

3mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

127cfs 69.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 112–152 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

150cfs

PERIOD LOW

120cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.89ft

Water Temperature

23.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

98°

58°

MON

103°

66°

TUE

96°

70°

WED

90°

64°

THU

94°

64°

FRI

99°

66°

SAT

95°

65°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

58°

mild

58°

63°

69°

76°

83°

89°

94°

97°

98°

97°

96°

95°

89°

84°

81°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

68°

66°

70°

76°

81°

87°

92°

96°

99°

102°

103°

100°

97°

89°

86°

82°

78°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

73°

72°

75°

81°

85°

88°

89°

90°

91°

94°

96°

94°

77°

74°

72°

70°

74°

71°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

65°

68°

73°

76°

78°

82°

84°

87°

89°

90°

71°

72°

77°

75°

71°

70°

69°

67°

65°

64°

67°

73°

77°

80°

84°

87°

89°

92°

93°

94°

93°

89°

84°

80°

78°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNE

G 7 mph

NNE

ESE

G10

ESE

G13

G18

G19

ESE

G20

G18

G16

ESE

G16

ESE

G14

ESE

G15

ESE

G14

ESE

G13

ESE

ENE

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G26

SSE

G22

G28

G14

ENE

G26

G20

G15

ESE

G11

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

G27

G30

WSW

G30

G13

NNW

G17

NNW

G11

WNW

ENE

ESE

SSW

G17

SSE

G22

G27

ESE

G15

G27

G30

G13

SSW

G15

ESE

G22

SSE

G22

G16

SSW

G16

NNW

G14

G18

G20

NNE

G21

ENE

G20

ENE

G17

G15

ESE

G19

ESE

G24

G25

G20

SSE

G11

PRECIP

chance %

15%

23%

52%

45%

54%

47%

14%

36%

25%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

90%

15%

94%

81%

64%

95%

100%

13%

14%

29%

100%

17%

100%

85%

100%

90%

100%

69%

67%

96%

11%

94%

45%

100%

12%

100%

11%

10%

13%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

881

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

41.8499, -103.6756

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 05:00 UTC

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