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SKOKIE RIVER

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SKOKIE RIVER AT LAKE FOREST, IL

LAKE FOREST, IL42.2325°N, -87.8453°W Updated 11 min ago

FLOW RATE

10.5cfs

GAUGE HT

2.24ft

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

5mph NE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

10.5cfs 26.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 12–17 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

17.8cfs

PERIOD LOW

10.5cfs

RUNNABLE

75%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.24ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

63°

WED

90°

65°

THU

82°

69°

FRI

81°

66°

SAT

79°

68°

SUN

88°

69°

MON

86°

68°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

63°

mild

63°

67°

72°

76°

78°

79°

80°

78°

76°

73°

71°

70°

69°

67°

66°

65°

66°

71°

76°

81°

84°

86°

88°

89°

90°

89°

87°

84°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

75°

73°

71°

72°

73°

75°

76°

81°

82°

80°

81°

80°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

68°

70°

73°

77°

79°

81°

80°

79°

80°

79°

75°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

71°

72°

71°

74°

77°

79°

78°

76°

75°

73°

71°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NW

G 7 mph

NNW

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

G10

G12

SSW

G11

WSW

G13

G11

G15

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

SSW

G10

WSW

G11

G15

G14

G19

G17

G16

WSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

G15

WSW

G27

WSW

G22

WSW

G19

G10

WNW

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

G10

G11

G13

ESE

G15

ESE

G13

G17

ESE

G21

G26

G28

ESE

G22

G16

ESE

NNW

G15

NNE

G25

NNE

G26

G23

G21

G20

G18

G16

NNE

G13

G11

NNW

G10

G11

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

30%

69%

52%

34%

12%

23%

26%

22%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

43%

19%

100%

97%

100%

89%

37%

40%

22%

24%

75%

100%

42%

100%

56%

13%

16%

22%

20%

13%

11%

56%

100%

13%

100%

30%

80%

58%

100%

70%

30%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

993

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:22 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

52% illuminated

Station Location

42.2325, -87.8453

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 05:40 UTC

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