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POTOMAC RIVER

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POTOMAC RIVER AT SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV

SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV39.4347°N, -77.8014°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

1,140cfs

GAUGE HT

1.93ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

1mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,140cfs 51.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,292–1,748 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,630cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,140cfs

RUNNABLE

94%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.93ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

96°

71°

MON

90°

73°

TUE

80°

69°

WED

74°

67°

THU

95°

67°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

83°

68°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

71°

72°

75°

79°

84°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

96°

90°

79°

83°

82°

80°

78°

74°

73°

74°

76°

78°

80°

83°

86°

88°

89°

90°

76°

79°

80°

79°

77°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

71°

72°

73°

74°

76°

78°

80°

79°

77°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

71°

72°

73°

74°

70°

69°

68°

69°

68°

67°

69°

73°

77°

81°

84°

87°

90°

92°

94°

95°

92°

87°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph ESE

ESE

SSE

G15

G24

SSE

NNW

G17

SSW

G11

WNW

G10

NNE

SSW

ENE

G10

SSE

G22

NNW

SSE

ESE

G14

G16

G15

ESE

G12

ENE

NNE

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

G15

G11

ESE

G11

G14

G10

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G10

WSW

G13

G14

G16

G17

WSW

G17

G14

WNW

G11

WNW

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

22%

26%

33%

43%

36%

32%

21%

27%

36%

31%

12%

10%

14%

12%

14%

12%

10%

11%

31%

65%

85%

49%

30%

59%

53%

20%

34%

20%

18%

13%

12%

30%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

41%

partly

41%

10%

100%

98%

38%

100%

16%

15%

13%

100%

96%

100%

31%

27%

100%

65%

100%

25%

46%

100%

91%

100%

98%

100%

95%

100%

99%

80%

93%

37%

78%

48%

64%

99%

75%

100%

52%

60%

52%

50%

61%

77%

90%

96%

99%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:50 AM

SUNSET

08:41 PM

14H 51M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

72% illuminated

Station Location

39.4347, -77.8014

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 04:30 UTC

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