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NORTH PRONG ALAFIA RIVER

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NORTH PRONG ALAFIA RIVER NEAR NICHOLS FL

POLK COUNTY, FL27.8906°N, -82.0130°W Updated 26 min ago

FLOW RATE

34.6cfs

GAUGE HT

78.19ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

34.6cfs 17.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 28–39 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

34.6cfs

PERIOD LOW

32cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

78.19ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

76°

MON

89°

74°

TUE

93°

78°

WED

96°

77°

THU

95°

78°

FRI

97°

77°

SAT

89°

78°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

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82°

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76°

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86°

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91°

93°

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93°

89°

86°

84°

82°

81°

80°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph S

G 9 mph

NNW

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

G13

WNW

G42

G12

NNW

ESE

G18

G20

G11

G10

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G10

G11

SSW

G19

G13

G12

WNW

ESE

G11

WSW

G11

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

WSW

G12

G11

G12

WSW

ESE

SSW

SSE

SSW

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

G14

WNW

NNW

SSW

SSE

G10

WSW

G12

G13

WNW

G13

NNW

G13

G11

NNE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

36%

40%

33%

25%

19%

17%

15%

12%

13%

12%

20%

68%

16%

58%

23%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

89%

77%

35%

21%

95%

100%

99%

100%

91%

100%

94%

83%

100%

90%

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98%

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22%

91%

82%

80%

38%

95%

75%

53%

69%

100%

78%

79%

62%

26%

47%

100%

63%

100%

79%

97%

100%

18%

21%

19%

24%

37%

51%

52%

50%

28%

18%

76%

100%

13%

90%

100%

57%

21%

17%

15%

17%

18%

23%

88%

89%

98%

99%

100%

94%

86%

82%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1014

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:37 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

13H 51M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

73% illuminated

Station Location

27.8906, -82.0130

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:00 UTC

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